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Governments spend an enormous amount of money on renovations of old buildings in large cities. Some believe that this money can be better spent on building new houses and developing roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement?

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Policy
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The policy
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 of
governments
 is
bedrock
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the bedrock
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 of economic development. It is,
therefore
, not surprising to see how it has caused
a
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controversy
among
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 society about
governments
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whether governments
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 should spend
money
for
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on
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renovation
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the renovation
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 of old
structure
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structures
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 or
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the developing
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developing
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development
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new
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of new
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 roads. Some people firmly support their argument,
others
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while others
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 adamantly object to it. I have solid reasons to agree with both two which are new facilities and historical heritage.
To begin
 with, supporters of
this
 matter strongly claim that new facilities link to
development
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the development
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 level of society.
This
 is a very convincing argument because
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budgets'
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budgets
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 of
governments
 are limited by taxes and incomes. It may be argued that
this
 is very crucial as the fundamental responsibility of
governments
 is spending
money
 for a better life standard.
Thus
, improving
quality
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the quality
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 of city life (
by
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through
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 new facilities
such
 as building new houses,
developing
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and developing
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 roads) plays a significant role in
this
 issue. In short, the advocates of
this
 matter
point
 out that limited
money
 must
spend
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be spent
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necessary
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on necessary
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 needs,
this
 is
a
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rational.
On the other hand
, opponents of
this
 matter have a different
point
 of view. They emphasize that old buildings are
historical
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the historical
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 and cultural heritage of
city
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the city
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.
This
 is
also
 a quite satisfactory argument depending on
fact
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the fact
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 that renovation is profitable for
governments
 because it can
be use
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like
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as
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museum
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a museum
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, or art gallery.
Also
,
governments
 shun
from
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building a new apartment because it takes a lot of
money
compare
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compared
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 to renovation
such
 as new materials,
new
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and new
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 workers. It is worth stating that
this
 is a persuasive
point
 as
economy
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economic
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 policy is
key
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the key
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point
 of these perspectives. In short, it can be concluded that aspect many
as well as
.
To conclude
, people have a totally different perspective on
this
 situation.
Nevertheless
, when everything is taken into account, I am inclined to believe that there should be a deliciated balance between these two arguments.
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