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In many countries the proportion of elderly people is increasing. Do the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?

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The proportion of elderly
people
 is increasing not only in many developed countries
,
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 but
also
 countries like Russia and China.
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 is a regular human process in any
society
. The question is under what economic and societal structures, do the current elderly
people
 live in and the stresses that it can put onto these systems. As
people
 age and retire in
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society
, they stop earning and have to rely on their savings to sustain themselves.
Thus
, they start consuming and stop
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engaging
enaging
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engaging
 in economic activity.
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also
 takes a toll on the health and immune
system
 of the elderly and makes them more prone to
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 issues.
As a
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 they require greater access to healthcare services and more personal care.
This
 is not an issue if a
society
 is well managed and a social contract exists which prepares for
this
.
However
, when a
society
 is not well managed and planned the need for social services can overwhelm the
system
.
This
 creates inflation in the healthcare
system
 and creates infrastructure and pricing issues for both the young and
old
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. On
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 macroeconomic level, if there is an economic welfare
system
 which mandates the government to provide support and services to the elderly, it raises the cost of overall credit in the
society
. Adding onto
that is
 the issue that governments borrow to make up for the difference, rather than planning ahead and making the
system
 sustainable for all. They will use gimmicks like calling it unfunded liabilities,
instead
 of being
honnest
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honest
 about either moderating
benefits
 or increasing contributions.
This
 ultimately foots the bill onto the current working generation.
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, governments become unable to provide for all these
benefits
 and face economic crises. A perfect example is that of Portugal, where the government overpromised
benefits
 and after it was on the brink of insolvency had to drastically reduce
benefits
.
This
 led to massive protests and clashes with the government and untold misery for the elderly. Overall,
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 takes a toll on economies, even when planned for in advance. Most countries are very
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 to take on the challenge of providing for the elderly. Based on demographic data, developed economies are going to see a massive increase in the proportion of elderly
people
.
This
 will create a lot of
stresses
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 and fissures within
society
, especially during an economic downturn.
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