Who do you think should pay for older people care, the government or the family? Write about the following topic: 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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. ANSWER: There are different thoughts and discussions about the limitations of the Government’s responsibility to take care of older people in society. From my perspective the responsibility of paying for these services depends on different factors, since not every family is the same. We cannot compare a family with low income to a family financially stable. If we analyze those two options independently, probably there is going to be a different outcome for each of them. For low-income families that are unable to expend the amount of money needed for a private care of their old family member, it is absolutely reasonable that the government stand out to protect them and help them financially. Since it is obvious that is not their fault, they can’t afford a service that cost more than their pay. However, when we talk about wealthy families the story is different. Since the cost for a private institution it is acceptable from the financially point of view. This means, there will not be a logical reason for the government to pay for their services. A scenario that reflects what I mean when talking about the differences between families, is a poor family that struggle financially. One member of the family goes to work and earns, $40 per day. While there is another family somewhere, a rich family, where one member of the family earns around $200 per day. And then, we have a private institution that takes care of the older people. They will not worry about your income, they are just providing a service and charging accordingly. So, the cost per day in this institution is $200 per week. The poor family should spend the whole family income to pay the service, while for the rich family is basically paying only 1/5 of their income per week. To conclude, there have always been different economical statues in our society, it is part of all of us as human beings to help the ones in need. Also, this is an esential responsibility of the Government, to take care of the ones that needed the most.