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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
It is more important for government to spend money improving Internet access than improving public transportation.
Both Internet access and public transportation contribute to the prosperity of society and the convenience of individuals. If we have to discuss which one the government should invest more, I would like to argue that public transportation should be supported more by the government financially, although Internet is the sign of modern society.
Admittedly, Internet has benefited human beings by revolutionizing the way by which we communicate with others. Internet has become a crucial instrument upon which we depend to study, to work and to enjoy our lives. Every day, we check out our e-mail box to receive information from others and send e-mail to discuss working affairs. Now we buy goods on the Internet and we watch sports games or videos on the Internet. Apparently, the faster and richer the Internet is, the more convenient and more interesting our lives will be. By the powerful Internet, for instance, we are able to discuss important issues from a very far distance by the video meeting and we are able to watch films on home rather than going to cinema.
Although a better Internet access has its merits, the statement overestimates its importance by concluding from them that government should pay more attention to and invest more on the Internet access. Nevertheless, as I see it, government should serve and care about the majority of people. In my country, a developing one, the people who use the Internet concentrate in the city and more people live in rural areas cannot afford a computer which is the essential device to use the Internet. The major reason for the poverty of the people living in countries, especially those in mountains, is that no road reaches their villages. So prior to the Internet in importance is public transportation which should be built by the government to bring the agricultural products out from the villages into the market and bring the advanced education and technology into those rural areas. Without the thorough public transportation, hardly can people in poor countries foresee a bright and prosperous future, let alone the Internet.
In addition, even in cities, relatively advanced area, it is important for the government to improve the public transportation. Accompanying with the continuing urbanization, more and more people swarm into cities, especially some metropolises. Even with the taxi, bus, and subway, Beijing, for example, has a very poor traffic condition. There are traffic congestions almost every day. The main factor contributing to this situation lies in that many people choose private cars rather than public transportation because of the crowd on the bus and on the subway. It is really a waste of time and a ruin of mood to be stuck in a traffic jam. If the government improved public transportation by increasing more buses and subway lines, more people would be attracted by the convenient and comfortable public transportation and the whole condition of traffic would be better. On the other hand, the Internet has satisfied people very well and enhance of it does not mean much to the public. So I would prefer a better public transportation rather than a better Internet.
In sum, although a better Internet access would be beneficial, the government should care about the demand of most people who live in countryside and the public transportation in cities also should be improved. |
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