When we think of art and culture, thepictures that spring immediately to mind are cultural activities. Therefore,whether or not governments should support such activities does create quite abuzz among the general public. In my opinion, it is one of governments’ responsibilitiesto support these regarding as population and the culture.

There are health benefits to be gained byparticipating in different types of cultural activities. Research conducted inSweden has explored the relationship between attending cultural activities and health,suggesting that the more frequently participants attended cultural activitiesduring their leisure time, the better their physical health.

Most types of arts involvement have asocial dimension that is an important basis for building communityidentity. The arts, through their communicative power, enhance individualengagement with the world in ways that have both personal and public benefits.These effects are instrumental in that they can open people to life and createthe fabric of shared values and meanings that improves the public sphere. Collective artistic activity has the potential to provide a forum for voice,affect social change, or promote a community's unique cultural identity.

However, too much attention and resourcesallocated to arts and culture may pose a threat to the further development ofother industrials. For one thing, education equality may not achieve dueprimarily to the lack of financial support used to build more public schools inrural areas. Secondly, if local residents may pay draw their focus ontoartistic fields rather than science and technology, then not enough students willlearn these majors at universities, thus leading to insufficient humanresources to supply the technological advances. Fortunately, both issues can bestrategically addressed within policy adopted.  

In conclusion, I agree that using publicmoney to support art and culture may make governments’ budgets allocated toother industries restricted in some cases, but to benefit population andculture, then cultural activity is required. With the current interest in artsamong the public, it is predicted that it is only a matter of time before culturalactivities attract the attention of mass media pressing public concerns.