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In many countries the proportion of older people is steadily increasing. What problems will this cause for individuals and society? Suggest some measures that could be taken to reduce the impact of ageing populations.

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Taiwan has been an ageing society since 1993. The evolution of social patterns not only has changed but
also
 has influenced the local economic activities in the past decade. From my perspective, a few negative consequences will inevitably happen, so governments and society should take precautions to address the issue. As
people
 can live longer thanks to medical advances, a couple of relevant problems ensue. The main issue is that more
people
 of retirement age are eligible to receive pensions, but the working adults will be smaller in the future ,
consequently
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 the government receives less money in taxes and must cut down its social expenditure, which makes younger
people
 need to face more life pressure and take care of the elderly.
Therefore
, some younger
people
 don't want to get married or have any kids, which in turn causes the current low birthrate to decline and
then
 form a vicious circle. There are several countermeasures that the government can take to solve the problems.
To begin
 with, the government should implement a complete long-term care system, including home service, medical and domestic chore services, so that the basic life quality of older
people
 can be guaranteed.
Moreover
, governments could encourage immigration in order to bring new blood into the shrinking workforce.
For example
, New Zealand has unveiled plans to ease the immigration restrictions, in the hope of drawing more foreign workers .
Last
, the retirement age could be extended from 65 to 70, seeing that
people
 can live longer and have enough strength to keep working. Even though society is an unavoidable problem, some policies have been implemented to mitigate the problems. Meanwhile, with all citizen’s collective efforts, I’m certain we can minimize the effects of the ageing population.
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