State officials and general public have been for years pondering the pros and cons of relying
solely on the government for the further of medical care and education without reaching any
definite conclusion. As far as I'm concerned, we should contrive to achieve an appropriate balance
of government and personal funding for medical care and education.
First of all, funding of medical care solely by the government can lead to adverse consequences.
The advent of the aging society has been accompanied by an increasing demand for medical care.
Apparently the government alone can shoulder the onerous financial burden imposed by the medical
care of the elderly. As a matter of fact, the balance of cost sharing will inevitably shift
dramatically toward the young tax payers, as the government will definitely resort to tax revenue.
The sole funding system of the government thus translates into more taxes paid to the government.
Second, the cost of education should be balanced between the individual and the government, as
education drives out progress toward a better life both personally and collectively. One of the
most important outcomes of education is learning how to learn continuously. Well-educated individual
s are not only prepared for well-paying jobs, but they are also able to adapt and prepare themselves
for new opportunities. Every country thus counts on the existence of a pool of well-educated people
in a country, the collective capacity to grow would be severely diminished.
To sum up, the cost of medical care and education should be distributed between the government and
the citizens. What is of ultimate importance is that the government make this decision thoughtfully
and ensure that the proportion id appropriate.