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As housing is a basic need for people , governments should free housing for everyone who can't afford it. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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As housing is a basic need for
people
,
governments
 should free housing for everyone who can’t afford it.To what extent do you agree or disagree? It is argued by some that the authorities must build houses and allocate
to
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them to
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people
 who cannot afford to own a house.I disagree with
this
 statement as I believe
this
 would not be a practical and sustainable solution to homelessness.
However
, in certain situations ,providing free housing is possible.
First
 of all, if the
government
 started providing free homes to all
people
 , it would imbalance the economy. In fact , there are
also
 other problems the
governments
 should be focused on like health care and providing education.
Moreover
, the taxpayers will not be happy, if the taxes will just go to helping some
people
 who may be unemployed just to get the benefits.If
people
 know that they will get free accommodations , they possibly stop working hard and become dependent on all the state benefits.
This
 has more detrimental effects on society and the
governments
.
However
, the
government
 should provide free housing to
hoemlessness
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homelessness
 only if there is inefficiency.
Thus
 ,
governments
 can be held responsible
in
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for
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 supplying accommodation to those earners who have very low income and
in
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 need of decent , safe and sanitary housing.
Moreover
, it is the responsibility of the
governments
 to improve the living standards of
the
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apply
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underprivileged citizens .
In contrast
, there is
also
 an external factor in which
people
 cannot afford to own a house. A good example of an external factor is the job recession due to the economic crisis leading to homelessness. In
this
 case, is it not possible that the
government
 provides housing at no cost. In conclusion,even though providing free homes has the factors,it is difficult for the
government
 to provide free housing to all its citizens.Not only do
governments
 address free homes to their population but
also
 free education and health care
is
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also
 on their onus.
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