According to a study recently, more Asian families find it difficult to support their family which consists on their children and ageing parents. Now, with a high percentage of literacy rates among women, they are now conceiving at a later age as compared to the past years. This resulted in an increased number of “sandwich generation” according to the study by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
One in five working people between the ages of 30-45 years old facing financial difficulty to support 2 generations in the family are referred to as sandwich generation. They are usually married with one or two children and parents or parents-in-law to support. While they have to pay for children’s education fees, health care expenses for elderlys are also an issue, especially countries with weak social security systems.
However, the good news is that filial piety remains strong in Asia, a strong percentage of 78 agreed that it is their responsibility for look after their aged parents.
The article appealed to me as it applies to my father who is now supporting my siblings and his parents-in-law.
I disagree with the writer as he/she seem not to believe people are unable to cope with supporting their family as he/she says ‘More than a third -- 36 percent -- of them say they are "struggling to cope" with the demands of supporting both children and ageing parents’. Noting that struggling to cope is with inverted commas.
I would like to ask the writer why is the study is only conducted in Asia as other country might also be struggling to cope financially.
If I was in charge of the situation, I would impose lesser tax to those people that is in need to support their family.
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