The government’s investment in arts, music and theatre is a waste of money. Government should invest these funds in public services instead. To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Some people hold the view that the authorities spend money irrationally funding

arts

, musical concerts and so on whereas it would be better to use the

finances

to improve public

infrastructure

. I am inclined to agree with

this

statement because there are quite a few countries which do not have developed public transport systems or water and gas available for citizens and

hence

it would definitely be more appropriate to invest

finances

in public services

instead

of

arts

. Even though art is an important part of humans' lives that enables individuals to express themselves and broaden their horizons. The notions will be examined in the essay.

To begin

with, despite

arts

being a significant part of society’s life which gives the opportunity to people to be creative and entertain others, public

infrastructure

is a cornerstone of humans' existence.

For instance

, it would be

next

to impossible for adults to work without electricity in the contemporary world and do chores without a water supply let alone create art.

Thus

, if public services did not work properly mankind would be stuck in the past era.

Thus

,

arts

would not be relevant at all because people had to make considerable effort to survive.

Therefore

, it might be true that it is probably better to allocate

finances

to public

infrastructure

at least in certain countries

instead

of the

arts

.

For example

,statistics have shown that the subway in Mumbai, India is dangerous to use because thousands of commuters die there every year on their way to work or home.

Consequently

, sometimes it is crucial to allocate

finances

to public transport system development

instead

of music or theatre because citizens' lives depend on

this

. In conclusion,

although

different kinds of

arts

are essential, public

infrastructure

is highly important to citizens.

Thus

, it is paramount to spend money on civil services in the

first

place because art is secondary in terms of people’s comfort.