Should government spend money on art instead of on medical care, education or poverty? Should government spend money on art instead of on medical care, education or poverty? A lot of people argue that the money that flows into art can be better invested in more important things in the society. There are a lot of people who cannot afford to go to a good school or university. There are also a lot of people who cannot afford the best health care for themselves. So the government can use the money, which the investment on art or other cultural things to support or help these people. Another big argument, which the critics use, is that art is just something for people from the higher society. A lot of people, who received a good education and have a certain fortune, are more interested in art than people who don’t have a lot of money or a good education. The reason behind that statement is that poor people cannot afford art and due to the low education they cannot understand the “story behind the painting”. However, there are also a lot of positive arguments. First of all, artist can express their emotions through their paintings or objects. It shows the way how people feel and think and how the live was during the respective time. So paintings give a lot of historical information, which we can use. Besides, paintings help us to understand how and why the people act and behave. In addition, art helps the society to relax and to dream. Our world and our life’s are quite stressful, so sometimes it is necessary to calm down and forget our problems. So a lot of people go to a museum to relax and look on these creative arts.