Around the world, people are now living longer than ever before in the past. Some say an aging population creates problems for governments. Others believe there are benefits to society having more elderly people. Do the advantages of having an aging population outweigh the disadvantages?

Humans nowadays are surviving the longest than was evident in

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history.

Although

, it is thought by some that

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aging

population

acts as a burden on the

government

,

while

others consider it to be of great reward to the society. In my opinion, the drawbacks of having

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elderly

population

far outweigh the perceived

benefits

it

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. Admittedly, there are

benefits

to having a rising senior citizens group in the society.

Firstly

, it is believed to offer more practical exposure to adults with their direct presence.

This

will in turn provide youngsters with real-life learnings about the mistakes they had made in the past, which can in the long run prove to be a key strategy to deal with

such

scenarios without incurring any monetary or emotional losses.

Secondly

, youngsters can learn traditional values from seniors. In India,

for instance

, the aged people are considered to be the

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for ensuring cultural heritage and moral values are sustained in the society for the generations to come.

Lastly

, their experience is quite valuable and essential in fields like medicine and geo-politics which

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evolved over centuries.

Nevertheless

, despite the positive aspects mentioned above, the drawbacks of

ageing

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population

are hard to dismiss. One potentially important problem with the ageing

population

is the added financial burden on

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government

resources.

As a result

, seniors are acting as a liability

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the

government

, ultimately requiring

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spend considerable cash reserves on

fufilling

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fulfilling

their medical needs and

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their basic

benefits

,

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causing

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debt burden on the

government

. Another obvious reason is that the

government

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refrained from making

further

contributions to improve school education and uplift the medical facilities for growing younger generations. In conclusion, the drawbacks of supporting the

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population

through

government

initiatives cause far more repercussions than

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benefits

deemed so.