It is expected in the near future that there will be a higher proportion of old people compared to younger population in some countries. 🔸Is it a positive or negative development?

Statistics data
have shown
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showed
show
that in the near future, old people will constitute the majority of the
population
in some countries and there will be a lower percentage of young people compared to older
population
. I strongly believe that
this
is a negative development and it will have many detrimental effects on
society
and people. Some people argue that in a
society
with
more young
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younger
adults, authorities should spend more budget on education, so if there will be less young people in the country, less grant will be devoted to education and they believe that
this
development will be beneficial for
economy
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the economy
.
Nevertheless
, I think
older
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the older population
population
bring
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brings
extra costs for
society
.
For example
, in a country with many old people, government should subsidize many
healthcare
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health care
programs,
such
as retirement houses and health insurance companies. It is obvious that younger people are more creative and innovative than elders, so they can run many local businesses which will boost the
economy
. In a country with
lack
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a lack
of creative ideas,
economy
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the economy
will deteriorate and
as a result
, no developments will happen in various areas,
such
as science or technology.
Furthermore
, in
this
situation there are many available job positions because workforces are just retired or ineffective. Companies may accept employees from other countries to fulfil their need for young workforce.
As a result
, a large proportion of
society
will be migrants.
Although
these young workforces from other countries are beneficial for
society
, by increasing the number of migrants, the ancient culture of the nationality will be gradually forgotten. To sum up, I believe that more people in old ages
is
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are
a detrimental development with many negative effects on the country’s
economy
. I think governments should introduce long term policies to avoid disruptions in the balance of the
population
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • aging population
  • proportion
  • mentorship
  • strain
  • public healthcare systems
  • pension schemes
  • workforce
  • economic growth
  • automation
  • consumption patterns
  • intergenerational solidarity
  • sustainable living
  • environmental conservation
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