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in American it's target is people who will die alone and the objective is cleaning up financially.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/09/how-the-elderl...

That's one of the most disturbing stories I've read in a while. It's unbelievable, felt like I was reading science fiction. I wonder if there are ways to protect oneself in old age from being a victim of that...

Don't live in one of the states with those type of guardianship laws. Probably need to elect a President that will choose a responsible steward for the HHS so that we can actually collect data on what is happening now and act upon it to reform this situation. https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-17-33

It truly is. I wonder if we're being told the whole story though: some woman shows up at another person's door with no connection at all, but has a signed court order as their guardians? It is mentioned that the couple's daughter visited almost every day. She couldn't find a lawyer to immediately file an injunction?

EDIT: Yeah, looks like the authorities stepped in[0].

[0] https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/grand-jury-indicts-nevad...

The main people in that story were a couple that lived independently and had a daughter that lived 10 minutes away who visited almost every day. That's insane that the guardianship happened.

Terrifying. My grandparents live under my brother's care and I became physically agitated reading this, thinking about how vulnerable they are and how easily this could have happened. They lived right around the corner from the couple in this story until a few years ago.

Is this a big government thing that violates individual freedom? I wonder how people handle this successfully and avoid abuses. Which states are better? Former Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew often mentioned Asian family values. I used to think it’s a joke, but am starting to like it.

This is horrifying.

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