Some people say that health care and education should be the responsibility of the government but others think that it is the responsibility of the individuals themselves. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

There has been a controversy about whether the

government

should take the

responsibility

for health care ad education. I think individuals and the

government

should share the

responsibility

. My reasons will be explained in the following paragraphs.

First

, if it's the

government

's mismanagement that causes some health and educational problems,

then

the

government

should take

responsibility

.

For instance

, the factories' locations are designed too close to the residential areas, and the sewage from the factories pollutions the safe drinking water.

As a result

, hundreds and thousands of

people

suffer from severe illnesses,

such

as diarrhoea. At

this

point, it's the

government

's mistake that brings about

such

a tragedy. Regarding education, the

government

should be responsible for some situations;

for example

, on account of the poor infrastructure in rural areas, teachers are not willing to teach in these places. As a consequence, there are no good schools in rural areas, and children here can't receive enough education.

Second

, the

government

should be responsible for some pollution. Take China as an example. During the Chinese spring festival,

people

tended to play a lot of fireworks as a tradition for the past hundreds of years.

Nevertheless

, fireworks could worsen air pollution to a large extent. At

this

point, the

government

didn't stop, and countless

people

suffered from illnesses,

such

as coughing and headaches. After the

government

realized the negative impact of fireworks, it was banned in China.

However

,

this

event can still be attributed to the

government

's incompetence.

On the other hand

, there are numerous cases

that

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where

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individuals

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which individuals

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should take

responsibility

for themselves.

For instance

, the number of smokers is increasing rapidly.

Besides

, it has been reported that tobacco is one of the main causes of lung cancer.

Therefore

, if

people

are diagnosed with lung cancer, it's their own fault, and the

government

shouldn't scapegoat for

such

a bad result. In conclusion, individuals and the

government

need to work together to redress those issues.