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In some countries, owning a home rather than renting one is very important for people. Why might this be the case? Do you think this is a positive or negative situation?

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In some countries, owning a
home
 rather than renting one is very important for people. I think it is mainly the social
reasons
. At the same time, I consider it as something negative. The reason why
this
 situation happens is mainly
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because
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 the sense of property and self-security.
First
 of all, a
home
 oneself is easily considered a symbol of personal wealth and his own asset.
Additionally
, a
home
 in the past could provide a
person
 with a strong defence against other threats, and it became a consensus after a long period. Owning a
home
 of someone's own can offer a strong feeling of safety which caused
this
 phenomenon. In my point of view, I totally agree that
this
 is a negative situation.
First
 of all, owning a
home
 means nothing but a visual appearance of wealth.
However
, many people are seeking it and spending a long period of their lives purchasing a
home
, even with
debt
.
Debt
 pressure could crush a
person
 easily for many accidental
reasons
,
for instance
, bankruptcy or losing a job. As long as they are bound to heavy
debt
, they will always be under great stress.
Besides
, having
debt
 is one of the most significant
reasons
 which is led by the thought of owning a
home
 with any method. Directly,
debt
 will strongly restrict a
person
's creativity and energy which may lead a
person
 to be a man who cannot do anything but
earning
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 his bread to repay the
debt
.
This
 may make our society to be less creative, and a society with little creativity will strike
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a horrible social crisis in the end. In summary, owning a
home
 for oneself is a
consensus based
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 on historical
reasons
 which
is
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 over fashioned right now. It is negative for the development of modern society which requires much more creativity and vitality than before.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • ownership
  • renting
  • importance
  • sense of security
  • stability
  • financial investment
  • asset
  • customize
  • decorate
  • belonging
  • community
  • potential
  • future generations
  • long-term
  • cost advantage
  • control
  • living space
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