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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

It is a common practice in Britain that, people after
age
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of 60 go to live in
a
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an
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old
age
home so that they can get better
care
. Some of these facilities are
government funded
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, while for others family has to bear the expenses. In my opinion,
government
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the government
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should take
responsibilty
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responsibility
of
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the expenses for their elderly person to admit and live in old
age
homes and
this
essay will discuss why.
Firstly
, it is
government's
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the government's
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responsibility to look after its old citizens since they are limited by their physical abilities due to old
age
. Since
,
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the reason they deserve
this
is because they have paid their
taxe
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taxes
tax
and
abid
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abide
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by laws
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established by country and helped its GDP by working throughout their life.
For example
, Sweden is ranked
most
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the most
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happy country and
reason
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the reason
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being
this
nation is taking
care
of its citizen and ensuring their needs are met to the best. So,
government
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the government
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is obliged to
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pay back
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payback
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pay back
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some amount of collected tax towards
well-being
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the well-being
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of citizens and
this
could be one of the best
way
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ways
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to do it.
Secondly
, in Britain, not every family can afford
costs
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the costs
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of
age
care
facilities for their loved ones and
also
it is hard to manage time to sought after
elderly
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the elderly
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because of
busy
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the busy
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work life
scchedule
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schedule
. In
average
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an average
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family, both
husabnad
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husband
and wife
has
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to work to bring food to the table and manage other chores.
For instance
,
average
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the average
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salary to feed
family
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a family
the family
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in Britain has risen to 100, 000 pounds per year whereas, average salaries are between 60000 to 70000 pounds.
Hence
it is
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quite
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quit
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quite
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inaffordable
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unaffordable
affordable
in affordable
for some families to take up expenses of old
age
homes. In conclusion, it is a better idea, if
government
pays for
age
care
facility
instead
of family because it is extremely hard for relatives to bear costs and governments is
also
obliged to secure some funds for their elderly citizens.
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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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