Some believe that younger family members should be legally responsible for supporting older family members when they become physically financially and mentally unable to look after themselves.To what extent do you agree or disagree

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Legally some experts argue that
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are obligated to care for the older folks when they are financially,physically and psychologically having challenges and cannot look after themselves.In
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write up I strongly disagree with
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with,those who are not in
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argument believed that the Elderly should have an
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policy against their old age ,so that they can depend on
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insurance
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each time they need it ,
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of the younger
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using their expenses for that .
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older they are prone to a lot of
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so
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insurance
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can cater for them.
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,the government is responsible
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supporting the aged.
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is because the burden of the aged if put on the younger members of the family will make it difficult for them to be financially free.The governments would raise
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the aged and employ
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to cater for them.
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a geriatric home for the aged will relieve the burden from young family members. Despite the fact that it is the responsibility of the young
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to care for the aged those in
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that,the elderly have invested in the younger
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is what they need from the younger ones.
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point is not sustainable because there are elderly ones who do not care or invested in their children and expect them to do so as they are physically psychologically and financially unable . In conclusion,the aged should have an
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policy and the governments should
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them it should not be the legal responsibility of the younger ones to
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them in their old age
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    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • filial piety
  • elder care
  • aging population
  • public resources
  • state welfare
  • financial burden
  • legal mandate
  • family dynamics
  • moral responsibility
  • residency
  • integrity
  • dependency
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