In many societies in the world, the population is ageing rapidly and this is leading to an unsustainable increase in the cost of public healthcare. A nation's population should pay for their healthcare provision in the future. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.

Advances in medical technology and the eradication of killer diseases have increased life expectancy across the globe.

However

, an

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population

requires more health care, putting an impossible financial burden on many public

healthcare

systems. In

this

essay, I will discuss whether I think

such

costs

should be borne by the

population

. The main argument for sharing

this

healthcare

burden is that it is fair. If we all contribute, the

costs

are shared, and what’s more, even the young will one day benefit from the system, as they too will get old and require more

healthcare

to nurse them through their old age. There are a lot of merits to

this

argument, as, at face value, it seems to be an equitable solution.

However

, in my country at least, it is often the

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population

themselves who have the most disposable income available and

therefore

are better placed to afford increased

healthcare

costs

. Many young people are struggling financially and can barely afford to even rent a property to live in, never mind

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their own houses. Asking them to fund

healthcare

for old people under

such

circumstances is difficult to make a case for. A better solution might be for all to contribute towards

healthcare

but to have higher taxes for the wealthier members of society to pay for

such

healthcare

provision for those less well-off. In conclusion, I would largely agree that

healthcare

costs

for the elderly should be paid for through the taxation of the

population

, as everyone will eventually benefit from it.

However

, I would argue that the amount of tax paid should depend on a person’s own financial circumstances, rather than expecting everyone to contribute equally.