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It is responsiblitity of individuals to save and provide for their own retirement. Governments have no obligation to provide this benefit. To what extend do you agree or disagree with these statements ?

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There is a responsibility for workers
people
 to save for their retirement scheme as the authorities do not have the obligation to provide
for
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this
 benefit. I do not agree with the latter statement because from my perspective the
government
 should provide a state
pension
 for those who are working their whole life. On the one hand, it is true
people
 are being forced to save money for their own retirement because the
government
pension
 is not enough to cover their basic needs.
As a consequence
, employers enrol their employees on private plan pensions to make sure their employees receive a
pension
 in the future.
This
 is a good alternative for working-class
people
 because
otherwise
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 it will be impossible to save money for the future as the cost of living is quite high nowadays and a good salary is hard to get.
On the other hand
, the
government
 should make sure that
people
 get a minimum
pension
 to survive regardless if they have work or not. Getting a
pension
 is a right for citizens which can not be denied by the
government
.
Besides
, those countries with a good plan of
pension
 provide security and peace of mind to
people
 who go to work every day. So, I believe that the
government
 need to be responsible for the pensions as a lot of tax are paid to them. In conclusion, workers are struggling to save some money to survive in the future
due to
 the lack of help
by
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 the authorities when it comes to pensions. I believe that
,
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 the approach by the
government
 is intolerant and something has to be done to change
this
 fact.
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