Should we Raise the Retirement Age？ Debate about the policy of raising the retirement age of the Chinese workers has been raging in China for the past few years. Supporters hold that the extended retirement age benefit both elder themselves and their descendants in living standards and family's harmony. However, opponents view it as one of the vicious elements which deprived of their limited lifetime in enjoy their family. As far as I concerned，it is do good to the society as well as the elders that raising the retirement age in a proper way, the reasons are as follows. To begin with, although fresh progress has been registered in economy, it's a indisputable fact that our society is stepping into the aging society which lacking of vitality. Despite the improvement of fertility rate，the raising of the retirement age probably can be also viewed as a useful medicine to restore the energy of our society. Secondly, there are studies suggest that the elder people in working are less likely suffering from stroke and cadiocerebrovascul disease compared to those who are not. Under the condition of working, they constantly keeping thinking and communicating with others which pose a mental exercise on them. Thirdly，the deficit in retirement pensions is effectively compensated by raising the retirement age. Because it's brings a decent retirement allowance to the individual and the sufficient secure social funds to the social security department. All in all , the policy of raising the retirement age is a national wide issue associated with the people in all walks of life whether it is take into practice or not. The government should be encouraged to efficiently tackle it and implement policies taking the development of the economy, the society and the whole country into consideration. The common people also should be supporters to our government and bulid the spirit of struggle so as to be make our country more thriving and prosperous.