should a law be passed to make it compulsory for children to care for their parents

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SHOULD A LAW BE PASSED TO MAKE IT COMPULSORY FOR PEOPLE TO LOOK AFTER THEIR

AGED PARENTS?

Year 1990: 85% of elderly live with their children.Year 2000: 88% of elderly live with their children.In 2007, 9031 old folks were abandoned.

Tax SubsidiesPublic Assistance Scheme

We are morally obligated to take cared of our parents

and should not be forced upon as by a law.Some sacrifices must be made by us, as our parents

did when we were young.Different people also have various needs and

necessities.

The amount of cash spent by the government to care for the elderly is lessened.

With this law passed, it ensures that our aged parents will be looked after.

The rise in the number of abandoned elderly would give tourists a bad impression of Singapore.

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