Some say that because many people are living much longer, the age at which people retire from work should be raised considerably. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The past 50 years have seen a dramatic increase in the life span globally. Yet there remains some disagreement as to whether working years should be increased or not.
While
some authorities may contend that
retirement
age should be delayed, in
this
essay, I intend to argue that postponing
retirement
not only would be out of benefit but could cause significant challenges in society. The reasons for
this
are as follows. It is an irrefutable fact that insistence on retaining employees on the verge of
retirement
is incompatible with the changing world and technology era. Of course,
such
workforce professional experiences are worthwhile,
however
,
according to
the predictions published in 2021, the penetration of artificial intelligence by 2030 in all fields of work will demand employees of compatible knowledge.
Otherwise
, their unfamiliarity with new technologies could result in significant difficulties.
In addition
to technological issues, it carries implications related to unemployment.
Secondly
and even more disturbing though is the fact that having delayed
retirement
time, unemployment and subsequent harms would be more likely to occur. It is obvious that extending
retirement
would decrease the imposed economic burden on the governments,
nonetheless
, it would make most of the young graduates redundant, resulting in their immigration to countries with more employment opportunities. A salient example of
this
is India where it struggles with the government's inadequate budget and prolonged working years. All these encountered
this
nation with approximately 200000 emigrants under the age of 32 in 2019. By way of conclusion, I once again reaffirm my position that exploiting
such
an increased life span seems to be immoral and out of benefit. Rather, handing over the responsibility of deciding about the increased living time to each individual is expected to be fulfilled by the authorities.
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