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Some people argue that the government has to provide financial aid to artists. However, in my opinion, this perspective is not true for two following reasons which I am going to elaborate. First, it is not fair for the people of the country. Second, there are numerous areas which need government's support acutely than art field. To begin with, the policy of the government's financial support to artists is unjust. To be more specifically, the government's budget is usually made by the people's tax. People pay thier tax for the country's welfare and development. That's why the government has to use thier money fairly. However, if the government spend the budget without people's consent, people will get to lose their trust for the government. For example, the situation in my country illustrates this phenomenon. The Korean government passed the law of regular financial support to artists three years ago. Due to this law, the government ceased the support to the people who did not have job and money to live. As a result, numerous people who depended on the government's aid became sick since they could not eat some food. Many people opposed about this new policy because it is not fair. Eventually, the Korean government abolished this policy just after a year. This proves that the government should not provide financial support to specific specialtists such as artists. On the top of that, the government should spend budget on other areas such as environment protection or science rather than useless art area. If the government provide financial support to artists, it is sure that many competent artists will grow. However, it is not useful for the country's development. Instead, they can use that money on necessary things like the project for renewable energy source. This is more practical since it can help the country develop fast. For instance, the survey was conducted by the Korean central budget agency with current employees as respondents. The purpose of the survey was to understand the consensus view of how to use government's budget efficiently. Only 5% of the respondents ansewered that it is better to spend money for artists. However, an overwhelming 85% of the participants responded that they have to use money in order to protect the environment. They also said that the government's budget have to use for practical areas. This survey proves that people have a negative view of financial supporting to artists. All things considered, I firmly believe that the the government should not provide financial support to artists since it is not fair and it is quite useless and not practical. Consequently, the government should use thier budget to people who need aid necessarily and to protect the environment. |