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In the future, it is expected that there will be a higher proportion of older people in some countries. Is this positive or negative development?

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It will become increasingly popular for the elderly who live in many parts of the world in the upcoming years. From my perspective, I believe that the positive and negative effects have existed as two faces of a coin. Admittedly, the number of senior
citizens
 growing in popularity has several points in its favour.
To begin
 with, the elderly have
pleasure
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 to do charity for the sake of
whole
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 society.
For instance
, groups of the elder people established
provide
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 a free supportive resource for educating poor children and cleaning up.
Moreover
, they are familiar with traditional cultures and ways of life.
In other words
, aged
citizens
 understand cultural essence
as well as moral values and they
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 play a crucial role in preserving and passing them on
young
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 generations.
On the other hand
, negative consequences of
this
 development should be taken into consideration.
First
 and foremost, an increase in pension benefits and a greater demand for health care services. To be specific, aged
citizens
 are unable to keep contributing to
country’s
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economy
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 growth because of their poor health and they have to live on their offspring and social welfare under the form of pension.
Last
 but not least,
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an aging
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aging
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ageing
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 population can result in a shrinking number of young people
at
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of
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 working age and labour shortage.
This
 means that there are many job vacancies in many fields and causing severe economic stagnation. In summary, not only does a higher percentage of senior
citizens
 bring benefits, but
also
 has detrimental effects on
nation’s
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the nation’s
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 economic and labour resources.
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