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Some countries allow old people to work to any age that they want. Do the advantages outweigh disadvantages?

#countries #people #work #age
Elder people have
allowed
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workingwork
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working work
 in many countries at any
age
. While there are negative consequences of
this
 notion, I would argue that these are outweighed by the advantages as it is good for old ones' mental health. On the one hand, the main
benefits
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 of old people working at any
age
is
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 that they are more likely to be mentally healthier at jobs
instead
 of staying at home without doing anything productive.
In other words
, they might feel isolated at home but in the workplace when they interact with other employees which no doubt keep them away from
the
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loneliness.
For instance
, nowadays due to busy
work
life
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 young individuals are devoting less time to old ones which lead to affect their mental health somehow.
Thus
, if elder citizens indulge themselves in
work
, they not only feel happy and satisfied but
also
 they can contribute to society in
such
 old
age
 by earning money and paying taxes.
On the other hand
, it is undeniable that the processing ability of elderly individuals has
been
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declined with time and
also
 they lose the ability to think innovative. To elaborate, with the advancement of technology, they might learn new techniques and new systems to operate but sometimes they can not process all of these due to weak memory and their speed of learning tend to become slow.
As a result
, it hinders the company's growth and performance. In conclusion,
although
 there are various negative aspects of not limiting the
age
 for
work
such
 as the processing ability which
is
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steadily
decline
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 with time and less acceptance
to
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of
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 new technologies, the merits outweigh the disadvantages due to the mental happiness which old ones get from job and their contribution to the society if the government allows them to
work
 at any
age
.
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