You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Some people believe that governments should pay for healthcare and education, but others disagree with this opinion. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

The forthcoming American

president

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election has put the issue to the front again of whether

governments

should be responsible for

healthcare

and

education

expenses

. From my perspective,

this

is the inherent duty of

governments

,

while

the extent to which

governments

can share the responsibility with their

citizens

needs to be thoroughly examined. Before expounding on the reasons for involving

people

in paying for

healthcare

and

education

, I would like to explain why these are primarily

government's

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duties.

According to

Hobbes, the writer of Leviathan, the only reason that

governments

can utilise to justify their existence is that they ensure the welfare of

people

who agree to renounce part of their freedom and submit to

governments

' regulation. In the 21st century, welfare definitely includes

education

and

healthcare

, and

hence

citizens

have every reason to ask their

governments

to pay for relevant

expenses

. More compelling than a political theory is the practice of many European countries, for illustration, France, where the

government

covers over 60% of

healthcare

costs and almost all

education

expenses

.

Therefore

, I insist that

governments

must pay for

healthcare

and

education

expenses

.

Nevertheless

, to

governments

,

this

duty must be limited for

otherwise

, they are likely to collapse.

Governments

have many functions, like defending territory

,

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and protecting their

citizens

' safety, which all take resources.

For

this

reason, if they invest excessively in

education

or

healthcare

, other basic needs can not be met, which can result in serious consequences. Sri Lanka is a compelling example. Its

government

poured the amount of funds that

they

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it

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could not afford into the welfare system, leading to the bankruptcy of the national bank in 2022, which

further

provoked large-scale riots.

Therefore

, it is reasonable that

governments

invite

people

to share the cost of

education

and

healthcare

. To summarise, it is

government's

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inherent duty to provide

healthcare

and

education

to their

citizens

at a relatively low cost.

Nonetheless

, in order to ensure

governments

can operate well, it is

also

reasonable for

governments

to shift parts of

education

costs to

people

.