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.
The old family members in Britain are often moved to old
age
homes
with other old people
to be taken care
of by the nurses. Although
the government
pays for these old people
care
centres, I believe the family should be paying for this
care
to reduce the burden on the taxpayers and show moral responsibility for their old parents.
Firstly
, the government
collects revenues in the form of taxes
from British citizens to invest in different social and industrial projects. That means the government
funds for maintaining old age
homes
can put an additional burden on the taxpayers as there is no return on investment from these homes
. This
is simply a social charity and showing gratitude towards older people
by helping them survive when they are retired. For example
, with the increasing number of old age
care
centres in Britain, it is estimated that the government
would need to increase the existing funding by 80%, which is only possible by increasing the taxes
.
Secondly
, the younger people
were taken care
of by their parents, and therefore
, they also
should adhere to duties in return. This
could be in the form of taking care
of their medical and living expenses in old age
homes
. This
gesture will not only help pay salaries to people
like nurses and janitors but would also
help to reduce the burden of new taxes
on British society. For example
, the privately funded old age
homes
run smoothly without bothering the society to pay for its sustenance as the funds are provided by the respective family members.
In conclusion, I believe families should be paying to these old age
centres to take care
of their old family members instead
of the government
. This
is to inhibit the government
from increasing the taxes
on the people
, and as a moral responsibility of the family towards their older people
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