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Some people believe that the government should not support arts and other activities. However, others believe that the arts and other activities should be funded. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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People partially feel that the government shouldn't focus
finance's
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 on arts but rather on improving residential areas.
On the other hand
, personages believe that art and culture are staples in society, I
also
 agree with
this
 ideology. In
this
essay
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 I will be discussing both points of view.
Firstly
, large sums of people's taxes are invested in arts that cost millions of pounds which can be potentially funded in new housing and residential areas.
For instance
,
according to
 The Times newspaper, an average of £10,000 is projected into the London
museum
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, in order to find pieces.
However
this
 is
unjustly
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 as
although
 taxes are paid by the community, they have no say
where
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 their money ends up, often struggling to even find accommodation
due to
 housing shortages.
On the other hand
, art often brings tourism into areas.
This
 is presented as millions of people visit Paris for the Mona Lisa piece, by Van Gogh.
This
 elucidates that fine work alone can actually be financially profitable, bringing a substantial amount in by merely
initially
 investing a couple of thousands.
This
 denotes that investments today into arts that become incredibly beneficial in the future.
Overall
,
although
 inhabitants may feel that wasting money on art and culture is unnecessary as it could be used for better expenditures, ultimately when investing a small portion of taxes, it can potentially make you a substantial return.
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