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There is an increasing trend of old people living longer in many countries around the world. Do you think this has a positive or a negative effect on the population as a whole?

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With the advances of technology and constant development,
people
 are living more in several nations worldwide recently. I believe that the negative side is more evident and brings about more consequences to a community and each country must deal with it wisely.
To begin
 with,
people
 who are in the senior stage of life usually lack
energy
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 to apply all knowledge they have acquired throughout life. It is
such
 an unfortunate event to a nation
,
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 because normally they have perfect conditions to work and contribute enormously to the society. Once these
people
 choose not to work and live their
life
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 in retirement, they directly become an expense to the government.
Therefore
,
instead
 of contributing to
develop
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 daily a company,
for instance
, or even counselling a community using their experience, they opt to not be compromised with others.
Then
, some measures are taken by the State to balance
this
 tendency,
such
 as increasing taxes from those who are
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 workforce. Despite the selfishness that old
people
 might have, another reason that they may bring evident downsides is in regards
of
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healthy
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 system. It is undeniable that since a country has an aged
population
, more diseases they may investigate, and better problem solvers doctors become. Unfortunately, these technological advancements are brilliant for those who
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 able to pay for them. It does not apply to most retired
people
 who depend on
the
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government payment. Private health insurances,
for example
, have increased their price significantly once
their
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 majority of
population
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 is old and who pays that bill
in the end
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 is the adult
population
.
Hence
 to conclude, having an elder
population
 is unavoidable
to
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 some countries where all developments are settled.
However
, from a high potential, aged
people
 turn out to be useless by their choice, not because they cannot be useful to
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society. For that reason, I believe the negative effects on a country are more evident than the positive ones.
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