Technology in the medical field is improving every passing day. The populations of developed countries e.g. Australia that are being skewed towards an older generation is a substantial portion of the citizens ( Boer, 2013) . It is due to this fact that I think that in the future people will be living longer than now. Due to improved technology and medicines, the majority of the population will be older and therefore amassing both political and economic power. As one grows, one amasses wealth and this wealth can be used to gain both economic and political power. With a population where the majority will be elderly, it means that the majority of the wealth will be with the elderly. Political power goes with resources and therefore this population will influence the majority of the political decisions ( Frieden & Lake, 2002) . Since many countries are already at this stage, I believe that this problem will not remain unsolved for another 50 years. In this, I believe that the standards of living for the elderly will continue to improve as new programs will be innovated to help in meeting the needs of the elderly citizens.
Discussion 2: Top 3 useful things learned
Before taking the lesson, I did not think that the life expectancy of a population is that important. From the course, I learned that policymakers, planners, and governments highly rely on the life expectancy of the population to perform their job.
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I had not thought of how technology, especially in the medical field, is turning the tides for how we understand society to be.
In module 4 I got to understand the importance of planning for old age. I appreciated the need to accurately prepare for this crucial stage in life, when one may be otherwise left helpless and alone.
References
Boer, R. de. (2013, February 19). Challenges of an ageing population. Retrieved December 14, 2019, from: shorturl.at/zLMPX
Frieden, J. A., & Lake, D. A. (2002). International political economy: perspectives on global power and wealth . Routledge.
