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It is expected in the near future that there will be a higher proportion of old people compared to younger population in some countries. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?

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It is commonly witnessed that in some countries there will be a higher amount of old
people
 compared to younger
section
. Both the merits and demerits of
this
 will be discussed in the upcoming paragraphs. The
first
 and foremost merit of
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 amount of older
people
 will be seen in the near future as old
people
 are considered as the
valueable
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valuable
 citizens of the
society
. The
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advice
advices
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, opinions given by them give tremendous benefits to
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society
. It is widely seen that their opinions are more sound and practical.
In addition
 to
this
,
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section
 of
people
have
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 more experience due to which they provide valuable guidance to others. The guidance provided by them is
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 for the
people
. Another clear merit is,
values
 imbibe by
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 number of
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 of
society
 have resulted to protect the culture of the country. The old generation
people
 are cognizant and have
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of
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 culture and
values
.
Furthermore
,
values
 can be incorporated from them and can be applied practically in one's life. They provide a direction to the
people
. According to
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research conducted by an eminent Sociologist, Henry cook at Harvard University,
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was revealed that
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 proportion of older
people
 have
remarkable
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 ability to protect the culture and
values
 of the country.
On the contrary
,
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 group of older
people
 have some disadvantages like according to modernised time, older
people
 are unfamiliar with the tasks that a younger individual has to do for their livelihood. They lack
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deep knowledge of today's jobs and practicality.
Besides
this
, old
people
 are not sturdy to work physically that younger generations can do. They are deprived of enthusiasm, energy level and work level and if there will be
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 amount of them, the economic comprehensive growth will hamper. The economy will not be financially viable too. To conclude,
although
older
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section
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 of
people
 have positive effects on
the
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society
 as well as
people
, the drawbacks of task management and economic growth need to be considered.
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