It is argued that government expenditure on arts such as cinema and theatre is a waste and the funds should be spent on other things. This essay agrees that spending on art is futile.
Supporters of this view argue that art is a way of life and it helps one to develop his culture. In the first place, investments made into artistic works have been known to greatly improve the economy of any country through tourism. It is no longer news that people from different regions of the world are drawn to places with outstanding art galleries. As they come, they contribute greatly to the nation's economy by creating more jobs for the local people. For instance, according to the Nigerian Tourists Regulation Agency, tourism accounted for over fifty percent of the total revenue generated by the country in 2018. This revenue has contributed immensely to the funding of capital projects which, in turn, has led to an impressive growth in the nation's economy.
In my own opinion, the best legacy any country can leave for its citizen is education and as a result, the government needs to focus on ensuring that the learning system is well developed and made accessible to its citizen. Therefore, funds for art which presently is not producing enough revenue must be diverted into the educational institution. Once education is affordable it would improve the economy of the country as these citizens would graduate and come back to invest the quality knowledge expended on them to better their nation. For instance, the UK introduced a budget cut of 10 percent in their education system in 2015 it was then reported that there was a high rate of redundancy in students as fees became higher and children of folks who could not afford them resulted into petty crime after dropping out of school. This would not have been the case if the budget had been improved.
To conclude, although art helps to improve one's social wellbeing, in order to increase life expectancy and standard of living of the public, sole investments must be in the education system.
It
is argued
that
government
expenditure on
arts
such as cinema and
theatre
is a waste and the funds should
be spent
on other things. This essay
agrees
that spending on
art
is futile.
Supporters of this view argue that
art
is a way of life and it
helps
one to develop his culture. In the
first
place, investments made into artistic works have
been known
to
greatly
improve
the economy of any
country
through tourism. It is no longer news that
people
from
different
regions of the world
are drawn
to places with outstanding
art
galleries. As they
come
, they contribute
greatly
to the nation's economy by creating more jobs for the local
people
.
For instance
, according to the Nigerian Tourists Regulation Agency, tourism accounted for over fifty percent of the total revenue generated by the
country
in 2018. This revenue has contributed
immensely
to the funding of capital projects which, in turn, has led to an impressive growth in the nation's economy.
In my
own
opinion, the best legacy any
country
can
leave
for its citizen is
education
and
as a result
, the
government
needs to focus on ensuring that the learning system is
well developed
and made accessible to its citizen.
Therefore
, funds for
art
which
presently
is not producing
enough
revenue
must
be diverted
into the educational institution. Once
education
is affordable it would
improve
the economy of the
country
as these citizens would graduate and
come
back to invest the quality knowledge expended on them to better their nation.
For instance
, the UK introduced a budget
cut
of 10 percent in their
education
system in 2015 it was then reported that there was a high rate of redundancy in students as fees became higher and children of folks who could not afford them resulted into petty crime after dropping out of school. This would not have been the case if the budget had been
improved
.
To conclude
, although
art
helps
to
improve
one's social
wellbeing
, in order to increase life expectancy and standard of living of the public, sole investments
must
be in the
education
system.