A solution to an ageing population?
Programme tonight on B.B.C.2 at 9.00 p.m.,pensioners become rock stars, serious issues here, how do we treat and look after elderly people in the United Kingdom? Birth rates are falling and the population is increasingly becoming elderly, this means fewer workers, this active part of the population contributes tax, that funds the services that are used by both young and elderly dependants, for example the National Health Service.
There are a number of reasons for an increasingly grey society in the United Kingdom…
- Life expectancy has dramatically increased, we are living longer, due to better quality of life, improvements in healthcare,changes in occupations and improved working conditions.
- People are having less children. People are getting married later, increased use of contraception, women are increasingly emancipated, education means some are choosing to focus on careers, reducing the potential time they have to have children. Increasingly children are not an economic asset, but a burden, you are expensive!
This ageing population will have impacts for all of us….
How do we pay for the care of the elderly? Who pays for healthcare and pensions?
How do we get the necessary workers to run our services and work in industry?
Will we have to work longer? Will we be willing to work longer? The Government says so…
Will younger workers be prepared to pay higher taxes for support an increasingly elderly population?
Nice video 
May 28th, 2007 at 9:34 pm
like the song but i think it should be left for “the who” to do it
May 30th, 2007 at 6:45 pm
I like the Who version, but it’s the thinking behind the song that I liked.
May 31st, 2007 at 7:04 pm
i watched it on tele i thought the bit at the end of the song the one fingered wave was the funniest
March 24th, 2009 at 12:29 am
Hi
I know this a long shot Tony but i have just found this link. The zimmers clip is amazing! It will make teaching this section of the new Edexcel unit far more interesting. I dont suppose you have a copy of the programme you mention at the top of this page? I have spent ages searching for it. I would naturally reimburse you of any costs if you do happen to have a copy. Best wishes
Rebecca, QEHS, Hexham
March 24th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Hi Rebecca,
Sorry I don’t- perhaps one for SLN when it’s back up.
Best wishes,
Tony