ISSUE56 当下与未来谁优先【求拍，有拍必回】

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TOPIC: ISSUE56 - "Governments should focus more on solving the immediate problems of today rather than trying to solve the anticipated problems of the future."
WORDS: 529
TIME: 00:40:00
DATE: 2010-3-22 15:44:36

Whether limited funds and resources should be devoted to solving immediate problems of today or to solving the anticipated problems of the future is always a tricky choice governments will face. Discussions about this dilemma have not stopped. In my view, we should call a balance between settling current problems and avoiding future problems.

Some problems require immediate solutions that priority should be given to them under any situations. Consider the salvation after an abrupt earthquake. The first and foremost task for the government is to search for the buried and to save the injured. Other long-term policies such as reconstructing fiscal institution or reinforcing national safety, which serves as necessary measures to solve the future problems, should be postponed provisionally. If the government leaves the injured alone but plunges needed resources to other use, there are more likely to meet social rebellion and its people will continue suffering from pains, both physically and psychologically. When facing such kind of tragic disasters or diseases, government should focus more on solving the immediate problems at hands.

Besides natural disasters, some social problems also need to be settled as soon as possible. The treatment to new types of crimes can aptly illustrate this point. Crimes using high-tech methods like the internet should be paid enough attention as soon as they come out. Since common people may be unfamiliar with this kind of crime, they are likely to become the victims. At this time, government should immediately take measures to constrain the spread of this kind of crimes. Using media like TV and radio to inform people, establishing relevant statutes, and penalize those commit the crimes would all be useful solutions. Otherwise, the social safety will be under threat and the trust system will face larger risks.

However, the above examples do not mean that future problems should be ignored. On the contrary, enough resources and attention should be paid to the anticipated future problems. Consider the example of developing new source of energy, which aims to find substitutes for petrol and other mineral energy. With the rapid development of machinery and technology, petrol and other mineral energy have been consumed at high speed as well as result global warming by emitting pollutant into the environment. Although the exhaustion of petrol may happen several years from now, we cannot leave the latter generation with a depleted resource of energy and a seriously polluted environment. Therefore, governments should sponsor researches on finding new sources of energy that can be obtained easily and are environmentally friendly. This is necessary to guarantee the latter generation a better life.

Moreover, some long-lasting problems that would continue appearing in the future are also better to be solved before they cause worse results. The protection of environment is a proper illustration. Before all the species are endangered, government should focus on saving the environment and cut the pollution.

In sum, governments should not only focus on immediate problems today for our survival can be guaranteed only when current problems are settled. Anticipated problems deserve enough attention for they determine our future life and certain loss can be avoided if they can be treated seriously as soon as possible.

1. main idea: call a balance between today and future problems
2. +today: some problems require immediate solution, like disasters
3. +today: only guaranteed survival we can expect a bright future: poverty
4. +future: provide the later generation a better life: develop new source of energy
5. +future: avoid excerbating problems: environment protection
6. sum