To people who disagree, how do you justify the concept of inheritance other than status quo bias? You can say that the concept of working hard as a parent is to

To people who disagree, how do you justify the concept of inheritance other than status quo bias? You can say that the concept of working hard as a parent is to provide a better life for your children than you had but what about the much more common situation of the elder generation being broke and unable to pass anything along to their children? What about all the parents who can barely eke out an existence?