▶ Your Answer : Advancement in technology greatly improved quality of human lives. People are living in ever more comfortable world due to technology. People, nowadays, insist government to take further action in spending more money on expanding access to the internet for wider usage of technology. However, I strongly disagree with this point of view and believe that government should invest more money on improving public transportation. Traffic jam in major cities is in serious level. In addition, almost everyone in these days already have access to the internet.
First and foremost, big cities are suffering from traffic congestion. During the commuting time, most of cars on the road are stuck on the street forever, causing delays in their work and being late to their work. Not only that but also, traffic congestion also cause many accidents. Public transportation needs to be improved so that people can use public transportation instead of using their automobiles. If the public transportation is more widely used, all these problems arising in big cities can be solved easily. For example, the national research center in South Korea proved that after increasing 15 percent of government budget on developing public transportation, traffic condition in cities greatly improved. Therefore, government should spend more budget in public transportation improvement.
Secondly, most of people can easily have an access to the internet anywhere. Few decades ago when broadband technology was limited to few rich people, internet access was very limited. However, Internet access in widely available wherever people go in these days. Many small and big businesses provide WIFI system, which enables people to get an access to the internet, as a customer service. Moreover, many public areas also offer citizens free access to the internet. For instance, few weeks ago I had to send an immediate business mail to partner corporation during lunch time. I was in the park and writing an email through my phone. When I was about to send the email, I found out that I used all my mobile data. I was really worried in case if I could not send the email on time. However, I found out that my phone automatically accessed to free internet access the public park provided. Thus, I could send my email with no hassle. Hence, the internet access is already in excellent state that does not need more investment.
In brief, the benefit of spending more money on public transportation outweighs the good of spending money on expanding access to the internet for the following reasons I mentioned. In this regard, I strongly insist government should focus and put more effort and money on public transportation.
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