Question of The Older Generation

1. Is it getting old a problem for you ?

No, it isn’t. I think that it is a natural process. The most important thing is to being happy and enjoying in each stage in of your life.

2. What are the pros (if any) and cons of getting old?
On the one hand, I think that the older you are, the more responsibilities you have. On the other hand, when you are older, you can make better decisions*decide on more things. *my suggestion.
Moreover, when you are young, you are healthy, but you are also very busy and you can’t enjoy/appreciate of your healthy.

3. Do older people have more needs than young people?
It depends. If we focus on their healthy I think that older people needs more care than young people. If we focus on goods such as technological devices, music, leisure, etc., I think that young people needs more of them.

4. Do you think Spain is an “old country? What are the consequences could it have of having an ageing population?
Yes, I do. The average age in Spain is very high. As a result, there are many inactive people and there are very few people working. This causemeans that people work a lot before they retire*during very much time that before. *my suggestion - this sentence was a bit confusing :s

5. What would be, in your opinion, the right age for retirement?
I think that the right age for retirement is sixty, age because you couldcan enjoy of many things with a good healthy.

6. Do you think that we will live longer in the future? Why?/Why not?
Yes, I do. In the last many past few years, life expectancy has been increased thanks atto advancements in science. Scientistsfics have been discovered remedies for many mortal diseases; and for because of this, people now live longer.

7. Do you think we respect older people enough?
No, I don’t. I think that in general, young people don’t respect to older people. For example, when I travel by bus, I see that young people don’t give yourtheir seat to elder people. Moreover, I have seen on many occasions that many examples of young people offending to older people when they don’t know how to do something.

8. What do you think of euthanasia? Should people have the right to decide about on their own death?
I think that if you want to die, and your brain works well, you must have the right to decide about on your death.

9. Contributing to helping someone die, is it a crime or an act of mercy?
It depends. If the person is aware of this, then I think that it is an act of mercy.

10. Will we have enough money to maintain the present pension system in the future? Why?/ Why not?

I think that to maintain the present pension system, unemployment must low decrease and active people must have find a job in order to help to save invest money into the cash pension system.