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One of the consequences of improved medical care is that people are living longer and life expenctancy is increasing. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

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In the modern world, an increasing number of
people
 live longer than before thanks to
the
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medical advancement. As
consequences
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, there are several prominent merits emerged.
For example
,
people
 can now enjoy
longer
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life
 with more quality
time
. The amount of knowledge one can pass to the younger generations increased.
On the contrary
, the cost to
support
 old
people
 is continuously on the rise and the burden to take care of them became heavier
to
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 their children and grandchildren. I would like to discuss the longer
life
expectancy's
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 advantages and disadvantages and
finally
 want to state that I believe its benefits outweigh the drawbacks. The
first
 merit of longer
life
 is that now
people
 can take more
time
 to spend each stage of their lives.
For example
, compared to decades ago,
people
 can enjoy
their
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 longer period after their retirement in good health.
As a result
, they can spend more
time
 on their hobbies or they can go back to school to restart their studies. Young females now have more flexible
time
 to have their babies which in the past was a shorter window. The
second
 benefit of living longer is that
people
 can pass their knowledge to the younger generation in more abundance. Which is to mean that researchers can spend expanded
time
 to devote
on
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 their studies and as a consequence, significant academic and scientific developments can be expected.
However
, undoubtedly, there are some serious problems incurred due to
people
live
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 longer. The most serious problem is the financial pressure on governments and households.
For instance
,
cost
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 of medical care has been
ever increasing
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 in correlation to the rise
of
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life
 expectancy. The
second
 and equally serious drawback is the significant burden to those who
support
 senior citizens, their children and grandchildren who need to spend
huge
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amount
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 of
time
 and energy to take care of the seniors. In conclusion, as discussed above, there are a number of benefits of
people
 living longer as well as some drawbacks. Considering
the
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both, I believe the merits outweigh the drawbacks as we can live longer and healthier,
human
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 intelligence can one day be able to overcome the demerits. Already, some devices to
support
 senior citizens have appeared,
such
 as AI caretakers and robots to
support
 old citizens' daily lives.
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