It is true that longevity has led to an increase in the ability of people to work for longer years. on the face
of it, increasing the retirement age seems to be a logical outcome of the increase in the lifespan. However, I disagree with the statement that older people should continue to be a part of the workforce. I shall
support my point of view in the following paragraphs.
The proponents of this view suggest that if we can live longer, we can work longer. No doubt people are
living longer than in the past times, due to the advancement in the discoveries in medicine, however, after
a certain age the physical capability of a human reduces. Also, many people suffer from health ailments.
That is the time they need to relax and enjoy, after working for decades. They should be utilizing that time
in travelling and pursuing their interests and hobbies, which they couldn't because of their hectic work life.
Moreover, those who work throughout their lives in physically demanding and challenging jobs, it might
not be possible for them to work in old age. Also, some studies have shown that the increase in life
expectancy has a direct relation with the income. Those who earn well are healthier than the low paid
workers. This is because the better salaried people normally do not have physically demanding jobs and
can afford better treatments.
Another major disadvantage of increasing the retirement age is an increase in the unemployed youth.
Unemployment among the younger population leads to bigger problems, like increase in the crime rate,
violent behavior, drug addiction, and so on. That is a bigger menace, which needs to be curbed before it
goes out of control' lncreasing the retirement age will definitely not help with the issue of unemployment
of the youth. ln fact, it will only worsen it, especially in developing countries, like lndia and China.
In conclusion, an increase in the retirement age should not be made without careful consideration of what
consequences it might have on the future generations and the entire workforce of the nation. Considering
that the youth is the future of any nation, an increase in the older workforce is definitely not a good
solution to any count4y's economic and social problems.
It is true that longevity has led to an
increase
in the ability of
people
to
work
for
longer
years.
on
the face
of it, increasing the
retirement
age
seems to be a logical outcome of the
increase
in the lifespan.
However
, I disagree with the statement that older
people
should continue to be a part of the workforce. I shall
support my point of view in the following paragraphs.
The proponents of this view suggest that if we can
live
longer
, we can
work
longer
. No doubt
people
are
living
longer
than in the past times, due to the advancement in the discoveries in medicine,
however
, after
a certain
age
the physical capability of a human
reduces
.
Also
,
many
people
suffer from health ailments.
That is
the time they need to relax and enjoy, after working for decades. They should be utilizing that time
in travelling and pursuing their interests and hobbies, which they couldn't
because
of their hectic
work
life.
Moreover
, those who
work
throughout their
lives
in
physically
demanding and challenging jobs, it might
not be possible for them to
work
in
old
age
.
Also
,
some
studies have shown that the
increase
in life
expectancy has a direct relation with the income. Those who earn well are healthier than the low paid
workers. This is
because
the better salaried
people
normally
do not have
physically
demanding jobs and
can afford better treatments.
Another major disadvantage of increasing the
retirement
age
is an
increase
in the unemployed youth.
Unemployment among the younger population leads to bigger problems, like
increase
in the crime rate,
violent behavior, drug addiction, and
so
on.
That is
a bigger menace, which needs to
be curbed
before
it
goes out of control'
lncreasing
the
retirement
age
will definitely not
help
with the issue of unemployment
of the youth.
ln
fact, it will
only
worsen it,
especially
in
developing countries
, like
lndia
and China.
In conclusion
, an
increase
in the
retirement
age
should not
be made
without careful consideration of what
consequences it might have on the future generations and the entire workforce of the nation. Considering
that the youth is the future of any nation, an
increase
in the older workforce is definitely not a
good
solution to any count4y's economic and social problems.