People are living longer after they retire. What are the problems? What can be done to solve these problems?

Nowadays, the

life

span has increased in many countries.

Therefore

, there is a fact that people are living longer after retirement.

This

creates many problems. The

first

one is that there would be a financial burden for young people.

This

is because longer

life

expectancy makes pension funds now have to pay out much more than the money was paid into them.

This

means many old people might not have enough money to pay for their expenditures, and the working population has to pay much higher taxes to subsidise the entire elderly population. Another problem is the pressures on medical

care

. Long

life

expectancy does not mean a healthy

life

as most aged people survive on medications and usually require

care

.

Therefore

, it is a foreseen future that a shortage of

care

providers

such

as doctors or nurses will be exacerbated, and elderly

care

facilities will be strained.

On the other hand

, the problems caused by people living longer could be solved, and

this

requires both government and individuals taking action. 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.

In addition

, each person at working age should save more for their pensions so that they might not be unnecessarily dependent on their children or the government’s subsidies after being retired. Another measure is the use of technology advancements

such

as using robots to replace the role of humans in caring for old people, or elderly people themselves should lead healthy lifestyles to avoid having to go to hospital regularly to reduce the pressure on the health

care

system. In conclusion, there are many problems associated with the fact that people live longer after retirement.

However

, these issues can be resolved with efforts from both governments and individuals.