The gradual increase of the older community in developing countries is really alarming. This will lead to a variety of negative impacts on their people and population that measures need to be introduced immediately to tackle this problem.
The main problems that the extended lifespan would be caused is increasing the tax burden on a community. It is more likely that governments should put aside more expenditures to pay retired people’s pensions as they are very likely to live longer than people living in other countries. In this case, governments should levy greater taxes on working people to compensate those expenses, including health care which older people receive. In addition, young people should spend more time on looking after ageing people.
However, there are some solutions may be put forward in order to mitigate this situation. Firstly, the authorities can raise the age of retirement, as today, many countries have done, the UK for example. Some might argue that as people become older, they display less effectiveness, as they are prone to more diseases, but I think today, thanks to medical advances, people can stay healthy and work longer even at ages above 60. Secondly, since today we have seen a drop in the birth rate, people should be encouraged to give more birth to already ensure there will be the young people enough to replace the older population in the future. Finally, immigration would be the last resort if all other solutions didn’t meet the needs of a society or governments require to revive their markets with younger workers.
In conclusion, the augmentation of average life expectancy in developed countries is creating some problems. The governments should have immediate and appropriate measures to increase the younger population in order to keep balance in the society.
The gradual increase of the
older
community in developing
countries
is
really
alarming. This will lead to a variety of
negative
impacts on their
people
and population that measures need to
be introduced
immediately to tackle this problem.
The main problems that the extended lifespan would
be caused
is increasing the tax burden on a community. It is more likely that
governments
should put aside more expenditures to pay retired
people’s
pensions as they are
very
likely to
live
longer than
people
living in other
countries
.
In this case
,
governments
should levy greater taxes on working
people
to compensate those expenses, including health care which
older
people
receive.
In addition
, young
people
should spend more time on looking after
ageing
people
.
However
, there are
some
solutions may
be put
forward in order to mitigate this situation.
Firstly
, the authorities can raise the age of retirement, as
today
,
many
countries
have done, the UK
for example
.
Some
might argue that as
people
become
older
, they display less effectiveness, as they are prone to more diseases,
but
I
think
today
, thanks to medical advances,
people
can stay healthy and work longer even at ages above 60.
Secondly
, since
today
we have
seen
a drop in the birth rate,
people
should
be encouraged
to give more birth to already ensure there will be the young
people
enough
to replace the
older
population in the future.
Finally
, immigration would be the last resort if all other solutions didn’t
meet
the needs of a society or
governments
require to revive their markets with younger workers.
In conclusion
, the augmentation of average life expectancy in developed
countries
is creating
some
problems. The
governments
should have immediate and appropriate measures to increase the younger population in order to
keep
balance in the society.