Over the last 100 years, the population has grown at an exponential rate across many countries in the world. This brings along with it its own problems such as poverty, illiteracy, unemployment and so on. Many governments allocate huge resources to tackle these problems. Since all governments have problems to solve in their own countries, I agree with the argument that their first priority should be their own people.
There are ample reasons why I believe that the government should put the welfare of its own people ahead of others. To begin with, financial resources are becoming scarce and many countries are already in debt. These funds must be reserved for the development and maintenance of its own institutions and social security measures such as free health care and shelters for homeless people. Secondly, such welfare schemes not only elevate people out of poverty; they also help the authority indirectly by creating jobs. This, in turn, facilitates the economic growth of the country.
On the other hand, it is understandable and reasonable to donate money to the poor nations as a gesture of basic human decency and humanity. No nation, after all, can live in prosperity when its neighbours are struggling with poverty. By offering financial assistance to their poor neighbours, countries can also put a curb on illegal immigration. Even so, in my opinion, solving problems in one’s own country is more important than venturing to help others. Others should be helped only when the donating country has a surplus of money and resources.
In conclusion, there are obvious benefits for the government in the long run of donating money as relief aids to many foreign countries. However, I strongly iterate that the government must first improve the economic, financial and employment prospects of its own people before embarking on humanitarian work abroad.
Over the last 100 years, the population has grown at an exponential rate across
many
countries
in the world. This brings along with it its
own
problems
such as poverty, illiteracy, unemployment and
so
on.
Many
governments
allocate huge resources to tackle these
problems
. Since all
governments
have
problems
to solve in their
own
countries
, I
agree
with the argument that their
first
priority should be their
own
people
.
There are ample reasons why I believe that the
government
should put the welfare of its
own
people
ahead of others. To
begin
with, financial resources are becoming scarce and
many
countries
are already in debt. These funds
must
be reserved
for the development and maintenance of its
own
institutions and social security measures such as free health care and shelters for homeless
people
.
Secondly
, such welfare schemes not
only
elevate
people
out of poverty; they
also
help
the authority
indirectly
by creating jobs. This, in turn, facilitates the economic growth of the country.
On the
other
hand, it is understandable and reasonable to donate money to the poor nations as a gesture of basic human decency and humanity. No nation,
after all
, can
live
in prosperity when its
neighbours
are struggling with poverty. By offering financial assistance to their poor
neighbours
,
countries
can
also
put a curb on illegal immigration. Even
so
, in my opinion, solving
problems
in one’s
own
country
is more
important
than venturing to
help
others. Others should be
helped
only
when the donating
country
has a surplus of money and resources.
In conclusion
, there are obvious benefits for the
government
in the long run of donating money as relief aids to
many
foreign
countries
.
However
, I
strongly
iterate that the
government
must
first
improve
the economic, financial and employment prospects of its
own
people
before
embarking on humanitarian work abroad.