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Some people believe that the government should make education for the elderly for free. Others think that older people should pay for their own education. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of this proposal. v.1

Some people believe that the government should make education for the elderly for free. Others think that older people should pay for their own education. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of this proposal. v. 1
To suggest that education for the elderly should be free raises many issues and it is worth considering the advantages and disadvantages of this proposal. If such a scheme were to be implemented the benefits would be dubious at best, whilst on the other hand, the disadvantages would be more considerable and far outweigh any advantages that may come about. It is quite clear that allowing older people in society a chance to study for free could have some advantages, but the key question is; for whom? If an older person was permitted to study for free this might grant them a chance to experience tertiary education that they might not have otherwise had a chance to attempt in the past. Yet while this might be of benefit to them, especially if they were unemployed seeking further work, or desired to attain new skills just to remain in work, the benefits may not be considerable enough to trickle down to the rest of the population. This proposal to offer free education may perhaps be best suited for a future time, when the effects of the currently aging population in the developed world, causes a severe imbalance in the ratio of the young to the old, which would require the elderly to work for much longer in their lives instead of retiring in order to reduce the tax burden on the younger population. Then, and perhaps only then, offering free education to the elderly might be advantageous for all concerned, however at this stage in time it is hard to see how it might be of any significant advantage to anyone or society, and may only be so for the elderly themselves. When it comes to the disadvantages of allowing the elderly to study for free, it is perhaps much more of a burden to society than it would be a benefit. Essentially there is no such thing as a free education, when it comes to any valuable service that is provided for free as it almost always comes as an expense to government. This expense would then of course be passed on to the people and would in doubt add to the woes of any incumbent treasurer or financial analyst on the payroll of the government. " Free education for the elderly" seems like a wayward promise by a backwards politician merely seeking the next newspaper headline or to slyly gain votes in a marginal electorate with an elderly majority. It is not in any way sustainable nor profitable to allow such a continuously large proportion of the population to have free education. Not to mention the loud cries of unfair play when the public realise where else their taxes are being wasted. It is also difficult to imagine that any elder who were to commence tertiary studies, would likely be able to continue working for much longer and so it is more than likely that society would not genuinely experience enough benefits to the economy considering how many more years of work the elderly are able to sustain. Any well thought out proposal that is so well developed and deserving of complete financial support from the government, needs to be carefully examined and scrutinized to a far greater extent than the one line suggestion posed could possibly make. It goes without saying that free education for the elderly, in fact for anyone, would be a luxury and of course beneficial to those that receive it. Yet it is without doubt that in such a fanciful and childish dream, it is entirely impractical and simple wishful-thinking as the cost would be staggering and the burden to society would go far beyond any advantages gleaned from this ili-thought daydream.
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should be
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free
raises
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many
issues and it is worth considering the
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advantages
and disadvantages of this proposal. If such a scheme were to
be implemented
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benefits
would be dubious at best, whilst
on the other hand
, the disadvantages would be more considerable and far outweigh any
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advantages
that may
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about.

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that allowing older
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people
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a chance to
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study
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could have
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advantages
,
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the key question is; for whom? If an older person
was permitted
to
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study
for
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free
this
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might
grant them a chance to experience tertiary
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education
that they
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might
not have
otherwise
had a chance to attempt in the past.
Yet
while this
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might
be of
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benefit
to them,
especially
if they
were unemployed
seeking
further
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work
, or desired to attain new
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skills
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just
to remain in
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work
, the
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benefits
may not be considerable
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enough
to trickle down to the rest of the
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population
. This proposal to offer
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free
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education
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may perhaps
be best suited for a future time, when the effects of the
currently
aging
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population
in the developed world, causes a severe imbalance in the ratio of the young to the
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old
, which would require the
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elderly
to
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work
for much longer in their
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lives
instead
of retiring in order to
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reduce
the tax burden on the younger
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population
. Then, and perhaps
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only
then, offering
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free
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education
to the
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elderly
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might
be advantageous for all concerned,
however
at this stage in time it is
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hard
to
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see
how it
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might
be of any significant
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advantage
to anyone or
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, and may
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be
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for the
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elderly
themselves.

When it
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to the disadvantages of allowing the
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elderly
to
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study
for
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, it is perhaps much more of a burden to
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society
than it would be a
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benefit
.
Essentially
there is no such thing as a
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free
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education
, when it
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comes
to any valuable service that
is provided
for
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free
as it almost always
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comes
as an expense to
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government
. This expense would then
of course
be passed
on to the
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people
and would in doubt
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add
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government
.
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education
for the
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; seems like a wayward promise by a backwards politician
merely
seeking the
next
newspaper headline or to
slyly
gain votes in a marginal electorate with an
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elderly
majority. It is not in any way sustainable nor profitable to
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allow
such a
continuously
large proportion of the
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population
to have
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free
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education
. Not to mention the loud cries of unfair play when the public
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realise
where else their taxes are
being wasted
. It is
also
difficult to imagine that any elder who were to commence tertiary
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studies
, would likely be able to continue working for much longer and
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so
it is more than likely that
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society
would not
genuinely
experience
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enough
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benefits
to the economy considering how
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many
more years of
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work
the
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elderly
are able to sustain. Any well
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thought
out proposal
that is
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so
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well developed
and deserving of complete financial support from the
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government
, needs to be
carefully
examined and scrutinized to a far greater extent than the one line suggestion posed could
possibly
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make
.

It goes without saying that
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free
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education
for the
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elderly
, in fact for anyone, would be a luxury and
of course
beneficial to those that receive it.
Yet
it is without doubt that in such a fanciful and childish dream, it is
entirely
impractical and simple wishful-thinking as the cost would be staggering and the burden to
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society
would go far beyond any
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advantages
gleaned from this ili-
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thought
daydream.
15Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
63Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
7Mistakes

IELTS essay Some people believe that the government should make education for the elderly for free. Others think that older people should pay for their own education. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of this proposal. v. 1

Essay
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4 paragraphs
618 words
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