Some people think the government should subsidize fruit and vegetables to make healthy food more affordable. Other argue that the government should tax unhealthy food instead. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

The line graph illustrates the
age
brackets of people who live in New Zealand at ten-year intervals for 90 years. Overall, there is moderate growth and fall in the category from 15 to 64, whilst 0-14 and 15-64
age
group show downward and upward trend respectively over the period. Focusing on the category of 0-14
age
, in 1960, the percentage recorded at less than 60% before it surged to about 65% in 1990, after which tangible fluctuation could hardly be seen to 2010. Afterwards, the share slumped
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about 60% which was almost identical to the
first
percentage.
On the other hand
, moving on the 0-14 and 65 and above
age
group, the former accounted for one-
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third third
of the entire population in 1960 whereas the latter consisted of just nearly 10%.
Subsequently
, the youth suffered from considerable decline and the elderly experienced a significant rise, respectively from 1960 to 2020. In the 2020s, the share of younger people surpassed their counterparts at approximately 20%. From the 2020s onwards, both
age
brackets are estimated to fluctuate consistently.
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