Children's educaton is expensive. In some countries the government pays some of or all of the costs. Do the advantages outweigh its disadvantages?

Educating
children
in certain countries could be exorbitantly high whereas in other countries it could be more cost-effective, ,
however
it involves a cost which is either fully or partially paid by the
government
or public.
This
essay will include the advantages and disadvantages of governments paying for the
education
expenses of
children
. In my opinion, I feel that the
government
should be ideally contributing to developing a literate generation either by partially or fully absorbing these expenses. The primary advantage will be developing intelligent and literate citizens. If
education
is charged, middle-income and lower-income earners might not allocate their disposable income to educate
children
as they might not consider "
education
" as a basic need.
Therefore
, it is the
government
's responsibility to ensure the citizens of the country get a fair amount of
education
despite income levels and
this
could be achieved if
education
is provided free or partially free.
Secondly
, since the
government
is collecting taxes from the public they are responsible for giving back to society. One of the ways they could do
this
is by allocating
this
tax money to
education
.
This
will have a long-term impact and a better return on capital as the educated workforce will bring investors, and foreign currency and contribute to the overall development of the economy.
This
could be clearly seen in developed countries
such
as Canada where free
education
has changed the literacy levels of the citizens of the country.
However
, the major disadvantage would be that free
education
will be misused in certain instances. The higher and upper-middle-income earners would
also
take advantage and have their
children
in
government
schools and universities.
This
might lead to a larger disparity of income within the country as a whole. In conclusion, In my opinion, I believe that
government
should at least contribute partially to educating
children
as
education
could be considered an investment and it will have long-term benefits that will outweigh the disadvantages.
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