Some people think that governments should care more about the elderly while others think they should focus on investing in education for younger people. Discus both views and give your opinion.

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The most pressing problem in most
part
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of the world now is the population gap between elder and young
people
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,
such
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as in Japan.
Due to
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this
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, there are split
concensus
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consensus
going on for the
government
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which
are
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whether to invest
on
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increasing the elderly
care
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or
quality
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the quality
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of
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education
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the education
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system for the younger
one
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ones
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.  In the case of Japan, the overpopulation of
elderly
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the elderly
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happened because
of
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the desire of a couple to produce
a
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heir is
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day by day,
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supported by the lowest number of
marriage
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marriages
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recorded in the country. Because of
this
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, the
government
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focused more on uplifting the quality of elderly
care
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by building facilities and offering
variety
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of services in support
for
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the welfare of aging society.
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happens as the
government
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tries to
less
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the burden for the children, especially those who are in their working age, so they can work effectively without fully worrying about their parents back at home. Considering that situation, the support to the younger
people
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must be maintained as well. If we're talking about the economic situation of a country,
then
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we will talk about how companies or merchants work to circulate money every day.
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means that
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working age
people
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must have plenty of
education
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received
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to flourish in
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society. Higher
education
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in
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the university level must be upgraded to a certain level, as it
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effect
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the country's development situation on a bigger scale. Luckily in Japan, most of their universities hold respectable positions in the
world ranking
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universities, meaning that
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government
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support is just as equal as it is to elderly
care
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. Based on
this
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, I believe that
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government
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the government
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should take a
balance
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step
on
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taking
care
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for
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its aging society and the younger
people
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. Of course, in
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term
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of
education
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, there should be a pressing matter to
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as it is specialized for nurturing the
mind
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minds
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of the younger generation to be tomorrow's
leader
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.
Education
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in ethics
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should be increased as well, so probably there will be a time
where
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the
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young
people
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plan to take
care
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of their elderly as a regard for taking
care
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of their
life
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.
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