SOCIAL

(I have done the 2nd response in realtion to this article-http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/261192/1/.html)

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It is expected that percentage of the elderly who are over 60 who make up only 6.8% of the population now, will double to make up about 16% of the population in 2020 which is just in 13 years. By 2050, they will accumulate for 56.7% or more than half the population! This means that when we walk along the street , we will be seeing more elderly than young people. This means that there will not be enough young people to protect Singapore. It also means that there will be too much job vacancies. Last year, it was said that there must a minimum of 60 000 babies to protect Singapore's economy in the future, but there were only 22 000 babies born. This means that there is a need for 38 000 more people in the future to work for Singapore and this will probably be foreign talent. But even if there is foreign talent, Singapore's currency might leave Singapore as the foreign workers will most probably send back most of their salary to their own countries instead of spending it in Singapore and this can be a hindrance to ecnomic growth of Singapore.

This matters to the teens of now as we need to take care of our parents in 2020. We cannot just dump them in some old folks' home. We need to show them love and concern in return for what they have done for us.

We must think from the elderlys' point of view. Right now, the newspapers are always talking about elderly explosion, ageing explosion.etc. This might make the elderly think that they are a hindrance to the developement of the society. This might cause them to feel unwanted and they would prefer to live alone. In fact, there was an article on more elderly wanting to live alone rather than with their own family.

The author of this article probably felt that we need to prepare for the rapid increase in the elderly population. He was probably trying to make us feel aware of the situation and the nned to act according to it.

I might be generalizing that the reason for more elederly living alone nowadays is beacause they are feeling unwanted. They may just feel more comfortable that way. Overall, I think we need to prepare ourrsleves in accordance to the situation.