A government has a responsibility to its citizens to ensure their safety. Therefore, some people think the government should increase spending on social benefits. To what extent do you agree?

It is the responsibility of the government to ensure the

safety

of its population. Due to

this

, some people believe that governments should increase the

safety

budget and decrease the spending on social benefits. To a large extent, I agree with

this

view, the reasons for which will be enumerated in

this

essay.

Firstly

, by increasing the

safety

budget governments can ensure that their citizens are living in peace and harmony.

This

is because spending more on defence will improve the quality of military infrastructures and it will

also

equip the soldiers with high-quality weapons. The benefit of

this

is that

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foreign countries will think twice before attacking their neighbours.

For example

, the aggressive nature of the Chinese soldiers at the Indian border has decreased nowadays, and

this

is mainly due to the better infrastructure of the Indian army. So, it is evident that an increased defence budget will ensure the

safety

of citizens.

However

, I believe that

safety

spending should not be at the expense of social benefits.

This

is because, today there are many people around the globe, who largely depend on the state in areas of health care and education. These people are able to live peacefully because of the subsidies and amenities provided by the governments.

Also

, it helps to narrow the inequality gap between the rich and poor in society.

For instance

, a recent survey found that around 80% of the population is dependent on government subsidies. So removing these subsidies will cause problems

such

as economic instability and social unrest. In conclusion, I believe that defence spending to thwart the aggression of unfriendly neighbours is as important as providing assistance to poor citizens through various social benefit schemes.