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Below is a paragraph from an essay about whether young people should
be responsible for their own future pensions rather than depending on
the state to provide.
The welfare state was meant to provide for the needs
of all citizens from the cradle to the grave. When it
was established after the Second World War, that was
the laudable aim. However, changing demographics
and the increase in the proportion of citizens living
well into their eighties have put an unforeseen
strain on the public purse. Hence, politicians are
now saying the country cannot afford to carry such
a burden of pension pay-outs. People, and