Some believe that younger family members should be legally responsible for supporting older family members when they become physically, mentally and financially unable to look after themselves.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Yes
Parents sacrificed most of their youth for the upbringing of their offspring and showered all their affection on their young ones, but some tend to ignore this fact and abandon their mothers and fathers in their twilight years, when they need it the most
The old people invested humongous amounts of savings on fulfilling the needs of their children and even used the money they could have saved for their autumn years; thus, to ensure that youngsters do not leave them in misery and poverty, they making it a statutory requirement to look after the aging family members, so that sons and daughters do not leave their older
family members to fend for themselves ( to live on their own).
No
Family relations are not dependent on legal norms, and installing such a provision will affect the relations - turning them into legal obligation rather than something that is forged with loved - and are bound to be misused
Many families are not in a state to look after themselves due to their poor economic health: this could impose additional burden on them.
These old people paid taxes when they were young, so now when they are old government should be legally responsible for them and not family
Of late, many have been proposing that those in their twilight years must be looked after by their wards, and this should be enforced as a statute. However, it is necessary to assess the relevance of this proposed arrangement.
This recommendation finds its grounding in the fast transforming familial, social, and personal aspirations, brought about by alterations in these structures, owing to which young individuals often walk away from their families, relinquishing their ethical and moral duties, and abandoning their helpless ,and hapless mothers, and fathers, to languish in misery, and poverty, when they are emotionally, physically, and mentally vulnerable. Such a move will force the self-centered young generation to fulfill their responsibility without questions.
Similarly, when one sacrifices their prime youth, and desires to afford a quality upbringing to their progeny by going out of the way many times, it becomes a virtuous task for the latter to reciprocate for the love, and affection showered upon them, but a growing number are becoming apathetic towards this commitment, making it imperative to enlighten, and persuade them to answer their calls. To corroborate, several countries like India, China, New Zealand, and so forth have started installing such a framework to remind their young generation of the critical task they are neglecting
Nevertheless, there is some skepticism about this planned scheme: this might expose those hailing from poor financial backgrounds to further complications even though this view lacks substance when compared to self-restraint exercised by their elders. Had the current generation remained attentive towards their obligations, such a law would not have been proposed
Hence, disputes aside, any criticism leveled against this recommendation should be overlooked in the larger public interest, and to ensure that the aging population is not left to fend for themselves.
