Government investment in the arts, such as music and theatre, is a waste of money. Governments must invest this money in public services instead. Do you agree or disagree?

Governments all around the globe allocate significant funds for culture and

arts

,

however

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there is an ongoing debate whether those spendings are justifiable. Some

people

argue that investing in public

services

would be the better choice.

Although

I understand the concerns of those

people

, I do not agree with their opinion. While there is a perception that

arts

and other public

services

are different industries, I think it is not correct to separate them completely as theatres and museums

also

serve public interests.

For instance

, it is widely agreed that art, music and other types of performances play an important role in social and spiritual life. Those activities help

people

to relax, find new meanings and inspiration. In

this

regard, we can consider the art industry to be one more type of public

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, perhaps, not that crucial for physical survival medicine, but still in demand. The

second

point that I would like to mention is that the traditionally understood public

services

such

as pensions, health care, education, require much greater funding in comparison with

arts

.

Consequently

, even if the government decide to send all money on those

services

instead

of

arts

, it would not make much difference. There is no reason to deprive citizens of their cultural lives if it does not solve any social issues. To conclude, despite the fact that there are

people

who suggest that all public money should be allocated for public

services

instead

of music and theatres, I argue that culture is

also

an important part of individuals' lives and that saving money on

arts

would not solve any social problems.