Nowdays in many countries the proportion of older population is higher than that of younger people. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?
Nowadays, there is an increasing
number
of elderly rather than the youngsters
. In my view, this
phenomenon should be perceived as a negative for two reasons.
The first reason why the imbalanced population of older people
and younger people
has a negative effect is the decrease in the economic rate. Having a large number
of older people
will increase the number
of retirements as a company will be full of older workers. Once they retire it will be hard to find people
to continue their jobs as the number
of younger people
imbalance. There will be vacant positions in manufacturers. However
, the expense of the country could not be fulfilled as the number
of workers decreased. It will make the youngsters
pay more for tax in a country. For instance
, youngsters
can not fulfil their needs due to
expensive taxes on products. As a result
, the economic rate will fall gradually.
The next reason is the slowing the technological progress. The elderly tend to use old methods and old machines in doing their jobs. Many older people
do not have sufficient knowledge of operating new technology such
as gadgets, and printers. It will affect the technology progress. The limited number
of youngsters
will make prevention of innovations as only a few people
understand the technology and use it for their daily activities. Consequently
, the citizens will be outdated.
To sum up
, having more elderly than younger people
will cause some problems in society such
as a decline in the economic rate and slowing technological progress. Having considered the disadvantages, I am firmly convinced that a higher number
of older people
than younger people
is a negative phenomenon.Submitted by misstiasclassroom on
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