Some people say arts such as music and painting cannot directly improve the quality of people's life, so the government should not put money on art such as music and painting, instead, they should spend more money on construction of public services. Do you agree or disagree?

People

have different opinions about whether the authority should allocate money to art sections,

such

as music and painting. Some of them insist that governments should put more money into public services as the

arts

have no direct contribution to

people

's quality of life. Here, I will explain why I agree with

this

view. Admittedly,

arts

, including music and painting, can cultivate one's sentiment, and impact one's mental health to some extent.

This

can be proved by the prevalence of popular music and so many painting exhibitions in cities or the application of

arts

as psychotherapy. Nowadays, it has become an indispensable part of

people

's lives, especially in developed countries and regions, so it is very important to invest in and develop them in various ways.

Nevertheless

,

this

does not automatically mean that governments should take the burden.

Instead

, they should provide more grants for the construction of public services rather than the

arts

for several reasons.

First,

there are diverse forms of art in society and

people

have different tastes and preferences for them.

Therefore

, if governments allocate funds to these all, it would lavish a tight budget and impose a heavy financial burden on them.

Secondly

, any government spending is at the taxpayer's expense.

Thus

, the limited financial resources should be invested in public services, which are directly related to strengthening the construction of urban and rural public facilities, including education, science and technology, health system, transport, etc. These are all rigid demands in modern cities which can guarantee the level of happiness. As for

arts

, investment in them should be left to the private sector, and the government could play a regulatory role in the development of

this

industry.

To conclude

,

although

arts

are crucial to the human race, the government would be well-advised to leave them to the private sector and take citizens' desperate needs into consideration when allocating money.