Some people argue that arts, such as paintings and music, are a waste of money and the government should spend this money on other public services. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Recently, thanks to the influence of globalization, the phenomenon of spending

money

on arts

instead

of public

service

has aroused wide concerns among various circles, and there is a wide spectrum of opinions on

government

funding.

Nevertheless

, I vehemently agree with the view that

money

should be spent to increase the well-being of the general public. Today, I would like to shed light on

this

topic.

Firstly

,

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government

spending should be based on the decision of citizens. Since the

government

funding comes from the hard-earned

money

of taxpayers, the

money

,

therefore

, should be spent effectively and wisely in order to prevent the

money

from going down the drain. The interest of the majority should take precedence over the interest of the minority when it comes to public policies.

This

is not to say that we should turn a blind eye to the minority,

however

,

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government

funding should be used to benefit

society

at large

instead

of catering to a small group of people.

For example

,

money

can be spent on improving the public medical

service

in order to reduce the treatment waiting time. What is

also

worthy of our attention is that it is essential for the

government

to make every endeavour to maintain the quality of the public

service

. Due to the fact that arts

such

as music or paintings,

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regarded as a luxury, whereas

the

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public

service

is vital to support the fundamental system of

society

. According to

the

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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, lower elements,

for instance

, physical needs, in the hierarchy should take precedence over higher elements,

for instance

, a sense of belonging. If the integrity of

society

could not be maintained, it would be useless to improve the quality of arts within a city.

As a result

, political and economical aspects of a city would

then

be collapsed,

this

in turn

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would lead to a lower gross domestic product, GDP. To summarise, for the sake of taxpayers and

society

, it is of uttermost importance that the

government

money

should be used to improve the welfare of citizens. It is hoped that the

government

is willing to consult opinions from the public before spending taxpayers'

money

.