Happy New Year?

 HAPPY NEW YEAR?

NOT IF CONGRESS DOESN'T KEEP ITS PROMISE!

In 42 U.S.C. 3001 of The Public Health and Welfare law, Congress made the following declaration:

"The Congress hereby finds and declares that, in keeping with the traditional American concept of the inherent dignity of the individual in our democratic society, the older people of our Nation are entitled to, and it is the joint and several duty and responsibility of the governments of the United States, of the several States and their political subdivisions, and of Indian tribes to assist our older people to secure equal opportunity to the full and free enjoyment of the following specific objectives:

“(6) Retirement in health, honor, dignity - after years of contribution to the economy.

“(10) Freedom, independence, and the free exercise of individual initiative in planning and managing their own lives, full participation in the planning and operation of community-based services and programs provided for their benefit, and protection against abuse, neglect, and exploitation."

42 U.S.C. Sec. 3002 defines various terms applicable in guardianship as follows:

“(20) The term ‘fiduciary’-
(A) means a person or entity with the legal responsibility-
(i) to make decisions on behalf of and for the benefit of another person; and
(ii) to act in good faith and with fairness; and
(B) includes a trustee, a guardian, a conservator, an executor, an agent under a financial power of attorney or health care power of attorney, or a representative payee.”

FOR OUR VULNERABLE ELDERLY AND DISABLED - AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE FORCED TO FIGHT FOR THEIR FREEDOM AND SAFETY - CONGRESS MUST NOW MAKE GOOD THAT DECLARATION!