In Britain, when someone gets old they often go to live in a home with other old people where there are nurses to look after them. Sometimes the government has to pay for this care. Who do you think should pay for this care, the government or the family? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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Recently, a common phenomena occur, which is when someone gets older, the
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prefers to let him go to a home to live with other old people and they
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nurses; to look after him. Sometimes, the
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has to pay for
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service. Nowadays, the debate whether the family or the
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should pay has become highly disputatious.
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, I will mention both points of view for you to judge, will I? Some people validate that his family should make him a living and pay for his expenses,
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, opponents proclaim that the
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should
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service for older people, who are unable to work. There is a plethora of reasons why the country, represented in the
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, should pay. Not only because the citizens are the most important part of the country, but
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due to mercy. They should set a budget aside to pay for old people's care and help.
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mainly because they don't have the physical strength and ability to go to work on a regular basis.
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, if an old poor person, who is unable to work, is left alone, we should blame the
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for not offering him any secure shelter.
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, that the services, which he paid during his whole life is gathered for the
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to
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him health services, so
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is his right. Viewing the other side of the coin, the family is definitely who should take care of him. Despite the fact that it will be expensive, they should be caring for their family members, especially, if he has a son or a daughter. Our parents and relatives are who teach us everything,
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at least we should pay them back a small part of their effort, which they have exerted to help us grow and mature.
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, if my father, sixty years old man, got sick what should I do? Leave him alone at home or look after him regularly? Undoubtedly
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, I should help him and take care of his health daily. To cut it short, Family should be our safe-zone,
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, we should always go to our family, if we
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I think that the family is the one, who is responsible for the fees; because it will be very costly for the country to pay for all of the old people; because they want to help in the city's expansion and building companies rather that, over sixty men.
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, there is no general rule as I
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believe that someone doesn't have a family, the
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should
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him at least one nurse.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Aging population
  • Elderly care
  • Nursing homes
  • Social welfare
  • Intergenerational responsibility
  • Caregiving
  • Financial burden
  • Quality of life
  • Pension funds
  • Healthcare policy
  • Taxation
  • Subsidies
  • Private insurance
  • Long-term care
  • Sustainability
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