Is it a good thing that countries spend a lot of money on their heritage? Most of the countries spend large sums of money protecting their national heritage. But is it such a neccessary thing to do? On the one hand it is important to protect the past for future generations. Historical places and artefacts are hingly fragile. For example Great Pyramids of Giza, because of government careless attitude they began to ruin. If Egypt government will not start preserve such ancient historical constructions, maybe in two centuries there will be no left at all. In addition, national heritage may be rearranged into some tours and it would be very profitable. Preserving our past is also investing in our future. For example Grand Canyon, nowadays people buy tours in order to see this historic site with their own eyes. On the other hand, government should not forget about pressing issues of the day like poverty, unemployment and air pollution. If they do not pay much attention on such problems there will not be no future and no need in historic sites. To sum up, government should find balance between preserving the past and dealing with pressing issues.