Amitai Etzioni : The idea is growing that the old get all the benefits while young suffer . Sixty percent of seniors find it easy to pay their bills and the same percentage expect their quality of their life to improve in the near future . But retirees have earned and saved more over the years and should live in comfort , he says . He also points out that many of those who are retiring now will be living longer than their parents did. Etzioni : In terms of private money , older people give trillions of dollars to the young in gifts .
Amitai Etzioni : The idea is growing that the old get all the benefits while young suffer . But retirees have earned and saved more over the years and should live in comfort , he says . He also points out that many of those who are retiring now will be living longer than their parents did. Etzioni : In terms of private money , older people give trillions of dollars to the young in gifts .