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

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As a result
 of the improvements in health care, life expectancy for
people
 is increasing from one year to another, In my point of view, it is an advantage
have
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 elderly
people
 in our society. First of all, having an ageing population benefits the community by providing useful
advices
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advice
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 and experiences for life,
In addition
, having a high life expectancy means that you will have
large
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 amount of time to follow
you
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 passion and make your dreams come true,
for instance
, being able to work in multiple jobs and gain
better
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a better
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 experience.
Nonetheless
, governments find it difficult to have an ageing population and
large
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a large
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 number of old
people
, because the government will have to increase expenditure on paying
pension
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pensions
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 for retirees,
also
 the government is required to build more hospitals for old
people
, on the other side, they will receive
less
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 taxes
due to
 the lack of workers,
this
 will increase the probability of
aging
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ageing
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 a deficit in the budget. In conclusion, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
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