While there are many people who believe that a coalition government is better than the single party government, there are many who believe that a coalition government has a number of weaknesses. The points in favor of a coalition government can be summarized as follows:

Points in favor of coalition government:
1. A number of persons believe that a coalition government is more democratic. As a result, this type of government is fairer as it represents a much wider spectrum of public opinion as compared to the government that is run by a single party. In case of almost all the coalition governments, the majority of citizens of the country have voted for the parties that are part of the government. As a result, the views and interests of these persons are appropriate and represented in the decision-making process of the country.

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While a lot of people believe that voting should be made compulsory, many are against such a step.

Points in favor of making voting compulsory:
1. According to these people, it is important to know the opinion of the people. As voting is an integral part of the democracy, without knowing the opinion of the people, the decision regarding the government will be made by only a handful of people. On the other hand, the purpose of democracy is to avoid such a situation. Therefore, in such a case, making voting compulsory can help a lot. It will not only increase the clarity of the opinion of the people, but at the same time, it will also help the people in becoming engaged in politics of the country. A democracy loses its purpose if the people of the country do not take active part in democratic processes. At the same time, if after making voting compulsory, it turns out that a large number of people have pressed the “no vote” button during the elections, it can serve as a wake-up call for the political parties as they will realize that a large part of the population is not in agreement with their policies. However if such a system is not introduced, it means that the people are denied of their opinion.

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In case it is made legally mandatory that after the adulthood, children should take care of their aged parents, it would mean that in such a case, it will be the responsibility of the children to take care of the aged parents in the same way in which the parents are legally required to take care of their children. Historically, aged parents always require the support of their children however in a number of countries children are not legally required to provide for their parents.

Points in favor of making children responsible for taking care of aged parents:
1. It is important that adult children are made responsible for taking care of their aged parents because the parents have also taken care of their children during childhood. Therefore it is natural that the children should also be made to look after their parents when they grow old. Making this responsibility of the children legal is also necessary because these days, there are a number of children who simply abandon their parents and do not take care of their parents when they grow old and need the support of their children.

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It has been said by Churchill that democracy can be considered as the worst forms of government except the forms of government that have been tried from time to time. In this way, there are certain flaws and problems associated with democracy however even more problems are present in case of other forms of government. On the other hand, some authoritarian countries like China are challenging the supremacy of democracy by establishing that better economic growth can be achieved in case of authoritarian regimes. As a result, the question arises is democracy still the best form of government.

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The government raises revenue from two different types of taxation. One of these sources is the direct tax which is imposed on the wealth or earnings of the citizens. Some examples of direct taxes include the income tax and national insurance. It is not related with the amount that has been spent by the person who is being taxed. On the other hand, indirect taxes are the taxes that are imposed on the transactions taking place between two people. The examples of indirect taxes include value added tax VAT and the custom charges that are imposed on imported goods. There is a debate going on if the direct taxes should be abolished. Various arguments have been given again and in favor of the abortion of direct taxes.

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