To live a longer life has been a dream for countless years. However, if this dream becomes a reality the government could face many problems in providing basic services. This essay will look at this problem and suggest how governments can manage a much larger population of older people in the future.
The reality of people living longer is already with us in countries such as Japan. The Japanese live longer than any race on earth and already this is causing problems because it usually is left to the government to support older people after they retire from work. If people lived for one hundred and fifty years it would place great pressure on taxpayers. Also, in health and education services, governments would be forced to spend large amounts on hospitals and education services for the elderly.
However, practical solutions to these problems could be found. Governments could increase the retirement age and encourage people to stay at work longer. This would mean that people contribute tax for a longer period of time and would make older people feel they are still contributing to society. Governments could build more specialist hospitals that only deal with older people and pay for higher education institutions that specialize in subjects that would interest older people.
In conclusion, there are a number of steps that governments could take to manage a much larger older population, especially in the areas of welfare, health and education. Governments have an important responsibility to keep people healthy and occupied throughout their whole lives – even if they live for one hundred and fifty years.
To
live
a
longer
life has been a dream for countless years.
However
, if this dream becomes a reality the
government
could face
many
problems
in providing basic services. This essay will look at this
problem
and suggest how
governments
can manage a much larger population of
older
people
in the future.
The reality of
people
living
longer
is already with us in countries such as Japan. The Japanese
live
longer
than any race on earth and already this is causing
problems
because
it
usually is
left
to the
government
to support
older
people
after they retire from work. If
people
lived
for one hundred and fifty years it would place great pressure on taxpayers.
Also
, in health and
education
services,
governments
would
be forced
to spend large amounts on hospitals and
education
services for the elderly.
However
, practical solutions to these
problems
could
be found
.
Governments
could increase the retirement age and encourage
people
to stay at work
longer
. This would mean that
people
contribute tax for a
longer
period of time and would
make
older
people
feel they are
still
contributing to society.
Governments
could build more specialist hospitals that
only
deal with
older
people
and pay for higher
education
institutions that specialize in subjects that would interest
older
people
.
In conclusion
, there are a number of steps that
governments
could take to manage a much larger
older
population,
especially
in the areas of welfare, health and
education
.
Governments
have an
important
responsibility to
keep
people
healthy and occupied throughout their whole
lives
–
even if they
live
for one hundred and fifty years.