Amitai Etzioni : They estimate that more than half of these funds will be transferred through bequests to heirs , about a quarter will go to estate taxes and fees , and the rest will be given to charities . The idea is not that the old get all the benefits while young suffer . But people have worked and earned more over the years and should live in comfort , he says . Curbing costs of health care would curb Medicare ; he writes : Social Security can pay for itself . Etzioni : In terms of private money , older people give millions of dollars to the young in Israel .
Amitai Etzioni : The idea is not that the old get all the benefits while young suffer . But people have worked and earned more over the years and should live in comfort , he says . Curbing costs of health care would curb Medicare ; he writes : Social Security can pay for itself . Etzioni : In terms of private money , older people give millions of dollars to the young in Israel .