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?

With advances in modern medicine, people are now able to live longer.

This

has caused the rise of an

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population and new expenses for their

care

. Some argue that the

cost

of

care

for the elderly should be placed solely on the government and not the family. I ,

on the other hand

, believe that the

cost

should be split between the two parties.

To begin

with, the

cost

of living in an elderly home has become unbelievably high. It has become unrealistic to believe that individual family members can carry

this

burden fully. With the average person making around 70000 pounds per year, individuals can barely cover the price of their own basic needs.

For example

the

cost

of living for their children and households. So adding the burden of paying fully for their parent's

care

will place more stress on the individual and will cause more harm than good.

Although

the full

cost

of

care

should not be the responsibility of the family, I believe a comprise can be reached. In which the government pays 75% and the concerned party pays 25%.

Such

a compromise is more realistic.

Furthermore

, governments have a responsibility to take

care

of their citizens. The ageing population was once a functioning member of society

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and has paid taxes for a long time. A feasible option for the government to consider

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is to take a small percentage of taxes paid by a citizen and use it to cover healthcare costs in the future. By doing so, they can give back to the society they are meant to serve. It is essential for governments to do so, in order to achieve a well-balanced society.

On the other hand

, authorities have to deal with other budgeting issues

such

as infrastructure maintenance, and defence budgeting. So asking them to pay the full price is

also

too rigid. To conclude, I would argue that asking governments to pay the full price of elderly

care

is somewhat unrealistic. A more realistic approach can be taken, in which both regimes and family members work together to cover the costs of elderly

care

.