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?

In some countries, especially in the UK, once an elderly person is aged, they usually go to live in a certain
place
where specialised
people
takes
care
of them
such
as nurses. Often
this
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care
centres are paid for by
government
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or sometimes the family have to pay for it. Personally, I defend that each family have to take
care
of their own relatives.
Firstly
, taking
care
of an old person is not the main role for politicians neither
this
place
sponsorship.
In other words
, imagine if mayors needed to save partially a city’s monthly income to pay for asylum centres.
Furthermore
, to be in
this
place
, majority of
people
are retired and
then
, they already receive some amount of money from the
government
.
Although
this
money might not be sufficient, it is not a matter for legal
representants
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to deal with. They have other activities which certainly affects more
people
and have
great
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influence on a bigger group.
People
need to account
the
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government
or family properly due to define better their responsibilities.
Secondly
, paying for those centres is one way to show responsibility and respect for those who need
this
place
. In general, several
people
consider retirement the saddest part of life, because they feel abandoned by their families.
Consequently
, providing financial assistance is the minimal respect they can show to
this
relative.
Besides
the respectful behaviour, most of them do not need to rely on the
government
financially to provide
this
comfort. If everyone could think
this
way,
government
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would be able to sponsor those who are in real need.
Hence
to conclude, I strongly believe that families need to take
care
of their own as long as they are able to do so.
This
behaviour shows respect and
care
to their relatives.
Otherwise
, they should rely on
the
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government
sponsorship.
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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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