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Explain three problems caused by a large aging population

Answer Text:
-Heavy expenditure by the government in giving them pension money that could have been used to improve other sectors of the economy
- Though economically unproductive, they require care and feeding which is expensive
- Through unproductive economically, they require
people to take care of them, hence wasting man power that could be used on productive ventures
- Lack of energetic youth to work.
- Increased mortality rate which will eventually make the population to shrink.