Elderly seen as 'burden on society' - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Deakin University researchers questioned 113 people about their views on the over-65s for a report commissioned by the Victorian aged care organisation Benetas.

The university's Associate Professor David Mellor says young people and baby boomers perceived older people as unproductive.

"While older people are seen as friendly and pleasant, ultimately, they're seen to be unproductive," he said.

"Now, that ties in with baby boomers talking about older people as having no ambition, or as being fragile and being a burden on society."
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