So by the 2030s, a very different New Zealand will have emerged and at the Economic Forum, what I'm hoping to say is, remember people, remember our demography, not simply focus on the economic factors because that dropping fertility, rapid ageing, 1 in 4 of us will be aged over 65 - unheard of
"As we age, then fiscal stress comes on the government who pay for our superannuation. You guys are paying for my superannuation, the cost of health care. How we accommodate an ageing society is a huge fiscal challenge," he told AM.
"Do we continue to build these big retirement homes? How do we look after our older people? Who cares for them? There's an issue at the moment, do we have enough critical care beds? No we don't. So we need probably another 12,000 of those. So where are they? Who pays for it?" 作者: 匿名 时间: 2024-2-12 12:16:59