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?

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