#38Listening: Fill in the BlanksAcademic,CoreMedium
Retired People
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How to look after all these elderly [blank] is a different problem. Governments around the world are already [blank] to support growing numbers of retired people who depend on a shrinking working population. Eighteen OECD countries have [blank] pension ages. At the same time, workers are being asked to [blank] deeper into their own [blank] . None of this is enough.
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How to look after all these elderly folks is a different problem. Governments around the world are already struggling to support growing numbers of retired people who depend on a shrinking working population. Eighteen OECD countries have raised pension ages. At the same time, workers are being asked to dig deeper into their own pockets . None of this is enough.
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