In Britain, when someone gets old they often go to live in a home with other old people where there are nurses to look after them. Sometimes the government has to pay for this care. Who do you think should pay for this care, the government or the family?

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In Britain, many elderly people share accommodation with their peers at a nursing home. Although most people believe that government funding should be spent to sustain this care, I believe that the family should also contribute financially.

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In Britain, many elderly people tend to live with their peers at a nursing home. Although most people believe that government's funding should be spent to sustain this care, I believe that the family should also provide for their family members.

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In Britain, many elderly people tend to live with fellow elderly people at nursing home. Although most people believe that government funding should be spent to sustain this care, I believe that the family should also provide for their family member.

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In Britain, many elderly people tend to live with other old people at nursing home. Although most people believe that the government funding should be used to sustain this care, I believe that the family should also be providing for their family member.

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At present, most of the elderly population are left under the care of home-cares due to the fact that the younger family members are too busy with their work and could not provide sufficient care and attention for the later. In addition, some of the family members even fail to provide financial support.

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One of the most challenging and controversial questions of today’s society is that who should be responsible for old people’s care and expenses: either it should be the government or the family members. In my opinion, it should be a mutual responsibility of both the government and the family.

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As a part of the population in a country grows older, the issue of who should take care of the old population has been up for debate. Some believe that the family should take care of the old people while others believe that the government should take responsibility for their old citizens.

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The concept of old homes is very prevalent in modern societies. However, this trend has dramatically increased in some developing and developed countries over the last few years.