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Nowadays more and more people have to compete with young people for the same jobs. What problems does this cause? What are some possible solutions?

Those seeking a job are now facing stiffer competition from the younger generation. This essay will suggest that the main problem this causes is higher poverty among older people and propose lowering the retirement age as a possible solution, followed by a reasoned conclusion. Increased competition from today’s youth has left many over 50s in poverty. If a young and old person apply for the same job, it is often the case that the younger individual will have more qualifications and may also be willing to work for less money, leaving many seniors without work and ‘left on the scrapheap’. For example, a recent survey showed that since the financial crisis in 2008, fuel and food poverty has increased by 82% amongst the aged. Despite this, many of the older generation own their own property and have large savings and therefore, are somewhat insulated from these troubles. The most viable answer would be to drop the age of retirement. Most industrialised countries could afford to lower this from 65 to 60, thus allowing millions of people to simply retire and be looked after by the state. For instance, Finland recently decreased the retirement age for all government employees to free up more jobs for their graduates. However, this initiative may be very unpopular with the business community, who would have to pay for many of these early retirements. In summary, the increased rivalry between young and old in the job market has resulted in the impoverishment of many of our older citizens and countries should consider reducing the age of retirement to solve this.
Those seeking a
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facing stiffer competition from the younger generation. This essay will suggest that the main problem this causes is higher poverty among older
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people
and propose lowering the
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retirement
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as a possible solution, followed by a reasoned conclusion.

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’s youth has
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left
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over 50s in poverty. If a young and
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old
person apply for the same
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job
, it is
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the case that the younger individual will have more qualifications and may
also
be willing to work for less money, leaving
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seniors without work and ‘
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on the scrapheap’.
For example
, a recent survey
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showed
that since the financial crisis in 2008, fuel and food poverty has increased by 82%
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the aged. Despite this,
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of the older generation
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own
their
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property and have large savings and
therefore
, are somewhat insulated from these troubles.

The most viable answer would be to drop the
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age
of
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retirement
. Most
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countries could afford to lower this from 65 to 60,
thus
allowing millions of
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to
simply
retire and
be looked
after by the state.
For instance
, Finland recently decreased the
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retirement
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age
for all
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government
employees to free up more
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jobs
for their graduates.
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, this initiative may be
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unpopular with the business community, who would
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have to
pay for
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many
of these early retirements.

In summary, the increased rivalry between young and
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old
in the
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job
market has resulted in the impoverishment of
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many
of our older citizens and countries should consider reducing the
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age
of
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retirement
to solve this.
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IELTS essay Nowadays more and more people have to compete with young people for the same jobs. What problems does this cause? What are some possible solutions?

Essay
  American English
4 paragraphs
264 words
6.0
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
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Lexical Resource: 5.5
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  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.5
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Task Achievement: 6.5
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