關(guān)于醫(yī)療教育的托福作文范文

　　Some people say that governments should pay for the health care and education of its citizens, but other people say that it is not the governments' responsibility. Discuss the two opinions and give your views.

　　There has long been a heated discussion about whether the government should shoulder there sponsibilities for its people's basic expenses such as health care and education. Some people argue that yes, it's the government's unshakeable duty to do so. Others, by contrast, hold the opposite opinion. Personally, I choose to stand on the former side.

　　To commence with, let's make clear what “the government” means. It is an institution representing its people's interest and benefits. A democratic government is, in Jefferson's words, “of the people, for the people and by the people”。Apparently, health care and education both fall into the ring of people's fundamental interest, benefits and rights, thus for sure making a part of the unshakable duties of any government.

　　Furthermore, to guarantee these two benefits is actually crucial to every nation's stability. This is because they are both long-lasting and are extremely costly. If one has to afford them independently, he or she will be forced to do a lot of savings, and will thus live in anxiety for a lengthy period until the day when bank saving is considered “secure”，which is very likely to be in one's sixties. Therefore, if without these rudimentary benefits, our society will be running under tremendous pressure and insecurity. How can we expect it to develop smoothly and stably?

　　Admittedly, it is also comprehensible for some people to hold the opposite view. They suppose that too much expenditure on these two fields will slow down a country's advancement and people will enjoy fewer benefits as a further consequence. True as it seems to be, these people still ignore one issue, that is, the existence of the government is to ensure that people live a better life. If some basic investment shrinks, it has undoubtedly to be considered negative regardless of whatever potential benefit it may bring about.

　　All in all, it's the government's due and inescapable responsibility to bear people's health care and education expenses, both currently and in the longer term.

　　政府是否應(yīng)該為人民承擔(dān)諸如醫(yī)療，教育等方面的基本費(fèi)用，長期以來一直是一個引發(fā)激烈爭論的問題。對此，有些人認(rèn)為毫無疑問政府有這個責(zé)任，而其他人卻不這么認(rèn)為。個人來講，我站在前者的一邊。

　　首先，讓我們搞清楚“政府”的含義。政府是代表其人民利益的機(jī)構(gòu)，按照杰弗遜的說法，一個民主的政府是“人民的、為人民的、靠人民的”，顯然，醫(yī)療和教育屬于人民的基本利益和權(quán)利范疇，所以屬于政府不可推卸的責(zé)任范圍。

　　另外，這兩種利益的保障對國家的穩(wěn)定起著至關(guān)重要的作用，因?yàn)樗鼈儾粌H持續(xù)時間很長，也非常耗費(fèi)錢財。任何人如果被迫要獨(dú)立承擔(dān)起那么大的費(fèi)用，他就將不得已去大量儲蓄，并且將在很長一段時間里生活在焦慮中，直到財務(wù)安全的一天。而那時，他可能已經(jīng)60多了。所以，離開了這些基本的保障，我們的社會將會處在巨大的壓力和不安定之下，我們怎么能夠指望這樣的社會長期平穩(wěn)地發(fā)展呢？

　　誠然，有些人持相反意見也是可以理解的。他們認(rèn)為，在這兩個領(lǐng)域花費(fèi)太多的資金將會導(dǎo)致社會發(fā)展延緩，從而進(jìn)一步導(dǎo)致人民所享受的社會福利的不足。雖然說得有理，但是這些人還是忽略了一個問題，即：政府的存在就是為了人民更好的生活，如果這些基本花費(fèi)縮水，那么不論在將來可能會有何種益處，在當(dāng)下仍是一個負(fù)面的舉措。

　　綜上所述，不論是眼下還是長期，承擔(dān)人民基本的醫(yī)療和教育費(fèi)用是政府不可推卸的責(zé)任。