Some say that because many people are living much longer, the age at which people retire from work should be raised considerably. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Some say that because many people are living much longer, the age at which people retire from work should be raised considerably.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The past 20 years have seen a significant growth of humans’ life expectancy. Therefore, many people suggest that the retirement age should be increased to help employees have more time to ensure their lives after leaving work. However, I truly disagree with this viewpoint because of some following reasons.

First of all, raising retirement age causes higher unemployment rate. It is a disputable fact that if old labors have a chance to work longer, young people will have to compete with them to have stable jobs. Moreover, new paid works created annually are limited and often do not meet the...

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