Question

An aging population will impact Italy’s economy in all of the following ways except by __________.

A.
leading to increased costs associated with caring for the elderly
B.
leading to increased costs associated with medications and healthcare
C.
leading to increased costs associated with educating and feeding the population
D.
leading to less spending due to the larger number of retirees compared to workers

Answer 1

The aging population will affect except the C. increasing cost associated with population's educating and feeding.

Step-by-step explanation:

Italy faces a problem of the slow increasing population while the rate of ageing people who depend on pension increases steadily. In 2017, the lowest birth rate in Italy's history. The problems are due to low infertility, a bad economy which threatens job security, high cost of living, and etc.

With the low birth rate, the cost for education will be reduced while pension fund will be at its highest requiring contribution from the working class. This is bridged by increased immigration making up 8.3% of the Italian population. Social security fees help to contribute towards the pension fund.