In some countries, citizens must pay a lot of money in taxes, but education and healthcare are free. Do the advantages of this situation outweigh the disadvantage?
Taxing citizens for socio-economic benefits has been an age-old debate. In a number of
countries
, society has to incur taxes in return for free healthcare and education
. This
essay will highlight why this
is a viable approach.
To begin
with, there is a school of thought that people should not be taxed for education
and medical benefits. This
is because ,in many countries
, the government-run hospitals and education
institutions lack the basic infrastructure and the technology required to provide the necessary services. For example
, in a developing country like India, primary schools and state-run medical centres are not world-class, and therefore
, people prefer themselves being treated at private hospitals and enrol their children in international schools. Hence
, not being equipped with state of the art facilities, constitute a major obstacle to such
a tax-benefit system.
On the other hand
, many believe that every child deserves elementary schooling free of cost irrespective of their financial status. Thus
, charging citizens universally for providing their children with quality education
, has been one of the major lucrative socio-economic policies that have been adopted by the government in developed countries
across the world. Furthermore
, with an ever-increasing cost of health expenses, it becomes crucial that government provides its citizens with a sense of security by covering the cost of their well-being. For instance
, countries
like Canada and Germany that rank high on the human development index have done this
. Thus
, the right to universal education
and a sense of social security is required for all and must be incurred by the government expenditure without any bias.
To conclude, I strongly believe that the benefits of a tax system that provides free education
and healthcare for all, far outweigh the drawbacks and is a feasible modus operandi that all developing nations should look at eventually.Submitted by abhinaba.de on
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