Some people believe that the government should take care of old people and provide financial support after they retire. Others say individuals should save during their working years to fund their own retirement. What is your opinion?
Many argue that the
government
should look after elderly people
and provide them with pensions after they are 60 years old. However
, others say that people
themselves should save money for later use. I agree with the former viewpoint because savings would not be enough to support people
, and residents pay taxes
to the government
all their lives.
The main reason why the government
must take care of old people
is that their savings would not be able to support their medical bills, house rent, and monthly groceries. This
is because the inflation rate has been quite high in the last
few decades and there are no signs that the inflation rate will go down in the coming years. For example
, a recent study in the US found that in the coming years, the prices of housing, medical and other necessary items will go so high that it would be very difficult for people
to buy certain items. Therefore
, it is necessary that the authorities should look after elderly people
.
Another reason behind this
is that people
pay taxes
to the government
authorities while
they are working. The government
collects taxes
from residents as an income tax
, service tax
, and property tax
. Therefore
, people
already have paid enough to the state that they can pay monthly pensions to all elderly people
. To illustrate, the UK government
imposes a 30% tax
on income, and the government
earns millions of pounds. A small portion of this
income should be distributed to people
in the form of pensions to older people
.
In conclusion, the government
should take responsibility for their citizens for their health and financial assistance because monthly savings will not be able to cover their monthly bills, and taxes
are paid to the taxation authorities by people
all their lives.Submitted by lavasania49 on
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
Linking words are very important in your essay.
To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.
Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.
In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.
Linking word examples:
- firstly
- secondly
- thirdly
- in additional
- moreover
- also
- for example
- for instance
- therefore
- however
- although
- even though
- despite