People are living longer after they retire. What are the problems? What can be done to solve these problems?
Nowadays,
life
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expectancy
after retirement has increased in many countries. Use synonyms
This
causes problems that it is important to find solutions to.
There are many problems associated with the increase in average Linking Words
life
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expectancy
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one is that there would be a financial burden for young people. Linking Words
This
is because longer Linking Words
life
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expectancy
means pension funds now have to pay out much more than the money was paid into them, and the working population has to pay much higher taxes to subsidise the entire elderly population. Another problem is the pressures on medical Use synonyms
care
. Long Use synonyms
life
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as most aged people survive on medications and usually require Use synonyms
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. Use synonyms
Therefore
, it is a foreseen future that a shortage of Linking Words
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providers Use synonyms
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as doctors or nurses will be exacerbated, and elderly Linking Words
care
facilities will be strained.
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On the other hand
, the problems caused by people living longer could be solved with several solutions. To deal with the financial problem, governments should increase the retirement age, so more elderly people will be able to continue to work and support themselves. Linking Words
In addition
, each person at working age should save more for their pensions so that we might be unnecessarily dependent on our children or the government’s subsidies after being retired. Another measure is to reduce the pressure on the health Linking Words
care
system. Use synonyms
This
could be done by technology advancements Linking Words
such
as using robots to replace the role of nurses in caring for old people, or elderly people themselves should lead healthy lifestyles to avoid having to go to hospital regularly.
In conclusion, the fact that people live longer after retirement is not just beneficial to our society because of a range of problems created. Linking Words
However
, these issues can be resolved if both governments and individuals take efforts.Linking Words
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