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.
Nowadays, it is an undergo debated that senior
people
when going to an assisted living facility, should be covered by the government. While others believe this
should be afforded through their own relatives. Despite the fact that some people
argue that this
should be the family's responsibility, as far as I am concerned, this
should be covered by the government.
To start with, individuals pay for retirement programs throughout their lives. This
money could be reserved for their age pension. For example
, to be eligible for an Age Pension in Australia, people
have to be 67 years
old of age. This
means that people
have an average of 45 years
of labour and contribution to the nation by paying all taxes. Hence
, the state receives around $600,000 per individual in taxes throughout their lives, which covers 30 years
of life expectancy.
Furthermore
, if the government pays for nursing homes, this
will be beneficial to the economy in general. In other words
, it will enable the encouragement of employability, development and construction programs. For example
, the town of Otto in Australia has implemented public policies to increase the number of living facilities in the past 15 years
. This
resulted in a growth of 20% in the local GDP. Therefore
, a public sector investment n senior nursing homes is paramount to the economy.
To conclude, from the arguments presented below, it is inconceivable not to understand that there are advantages of state administration granting this
care to all citizens. Firstly
, each individual has contributed to the nation during their lives. In addition
, it is also
beneficial to the economy. Thus
, I would argue that the public sector should implement measures to pay for the nursery homes.Submitted by robertanvieira on
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