Is an ageing population a good thing?

Is an ageing population a good thing?

Originally posted by: centurions89

Is an ageing population a good thing?

In the next few decades the world's population aged 60 and over will more than triple from 600 million to two billion. Is this a problem or a good thing?

For the first time in human history there will be more people aged over 60 than children under 15. Most of this increase is occurring in developing countries where the number of older people will grow from 400 million to 1.7 billion.

The BBC's World Today programme on the World Service will be looking at various aspects of dealing with an ageing population. They will be talking to experts and the elderly about these issues and also want to hear from you.

Is the government in your country doing enough to prepare for this new demographic?

Ya Indian Govt. now support Homosexual marriages and free condoms to all from health care centers,more prostitutions to needy n greedy peoples.....😉😛and

Right now in india all the Christian priests, Hindu priests, Mohammedan priests all around the world are doing one thing......teaching poor people against birth control, becos it is overpopulation that is going to give them numbers. And it is overpopulation that is going to keep half of the earth poor, starving — and the poor and the starving are easily vulnerable to being converted......😕

What is the secret to a long life?😆I think everybody have very short life....😃

Would you like to live forever?Ofcourse.....its just like...everybody wanna go Heaven...n nobody wanna die😉 Have you or anyone you know suffered from age discrimination?...Its happends....bt who care...😉

No. It's bad --- real bad. Find'em all and kill'em NOW! Don't let them touch 60.

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hmm. i think it a good thing. then we have more people to nag behind us.
i think old people are experienced and we can learn a lot from them. i dont particualrly consider them unproductive bcoz they do have pension and saving to take care of them and then what are children for.

Is an ageing population a good thing?

I think a growth in ageing population is a good indicator of health & health services. But a balance in age grp is preferable.

Is the government in your country doing enough to prepare for this new demographic?

Indian govt is beginning to be sensitised regarding the growing geriatric population as is evident by the various retirement benefit schemes, tax sops for senior citizens, special concessions & facilities for them in health care , travel, saving schemes, old homes etc but more needs to be done !

What is the secret to a long life? Life wud seem to be too long to one who is fed up or bored with it & too short to one who 's in love with life !

Would you like to live forever? Not unless my body & mind stops ageing , anyway what s imp is the life that one adds to ones years rather than the years that one adds to ones life

Have you or anyone you know suffered from age discrimination?Well, I see some ppl mistreating their old & feeble parents , I guess U cud call that age discrimination

Originally posted by: gengarjetty2

good, good.. mohd. rafi's fanbase will be in the majority yaaay