tokens: Should governments be responsible to help the unemployed and homeless Unemployment is clearly a global problem, be it in developed countries or developing ones . However, I tend to believe it is the responsibility of these disadvantaged citizens, rather than the government, to help them out . Government money should be spent on publicly beneficial programs only . Tax revenue is collected from those who works . Spending them on helping those not make contribution to society would not sound fair to tax payers . Besides, there are other pressing demands on the government expenditure, such as health care service and education, so addressing unemployment should have low priority . Also, it is obvious that, to survive in this competitive world, one has to work hard and equip themselves well . If they could get free financial help from the government, they might end up with out any motivation to work at all . Of course, this does not mean we should leave alone those who do need assistance . They are already in reverse circumstances and it would be rather difficult for them to overcome the difficulties without external support . In this case, the government ought to set up free vocational trainings or to provide interest-free bank loans for them, so that they can have the chance to get back to work . After all, it is beneficial to the society as a whole when the jobless can make contribution again . In conclusion, my point of view is that, although the government should provide help for the disadvantaged people, direct financial support may not be a wise option and people should rely on themselves to get out of the adversity .