In the developed world, average life expectancy is increasing. What problems will this cause for individuals and society? Suggest some measures that could be taken to reduce the impact of ageing populations. Support your ideas with examples from your own knowledge or experience.

In the developed world, average life expectancy is increasing. What problems will

this

cause for individuals and

society

? Suggest some measures that could be taken to reduce the impact of ageing populations. It has been observed that the average life

expentancy

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expectancy

of people living in developed countries is burgeoning unprecedentedly.

This

trend ,

however

, poses some issues for the elderly and for the

society

at large.

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essay intends to explain in details the problems associated with the

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longevity amongst

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opulation in the

society

and identify some feasible measures to mitigate the same. Having a large number of senior citizens would mean that a country has to allocate a bigger amount of taxpayer's fund in services that

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for the need of the elderly like health care and social service allowances.

For instance

, Japan has the highest number of old people in the world and allocated nearly one-

third

of its country's budget for their care.

This

proportion could have been financed into something more essential

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supports progress.

Additionally

, with more elderly versus the working-class citizens, the latter is pressured to work hard so they could contribute hefty to the high-imposed tax, in order to recuperate from the

amout

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amount

expended for former. There are,

however

, some measures that can be laid out to curtail

this

societal issue.

Firstly

, the

governement

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government

has to make the elderly productive by way of giving them jobs that are light but useful.

For instance

, in Singapore, it is common to see elderly doing menial tasks like selling on the streets while being posted

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a comfortable location.

Secondly

, governments should encourage

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young individuals to save up for their retirement at

such

a young age

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to best prepare themselves financially in the future. To recapitulate, despite the obvious drawbacks associated with having more elderly in a

society

like extra income pressure for the working members of

society

and dissipation of economic revenue for the welfare of the elderly, these can be corrected by good governance initiative.