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The last-ditch pleas come as Americans express concern about the future of the nearly 90-year-old safety net, which was enacted during Franklin Roosevelt's administration to address economic insecurity, especially among the elderly.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
New York’s top judicial leaders are moving to reform the state’s troubled guardianship system after a ProPublica investigation found lax monitoring allowed court appointees to abuse and neglect the elderly and infirm New Yorkers they were supposed to protect.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2024
The course features lessons on topics like Kantian ethics, Consequentialism, Ancient Chinese ethical principles regarding protection of the elderly, and real-world examples where AI has been accused of bias in assessing criminal risk scores.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 8 Nov. 2024
They are immersed in the natural world and in one another's company, but despite their intimacy, the elderly woman and girl remain a mystery to one another.
—The Week Us, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
New York’s top judicial leaders are moving to reform the state’s troubled guardianship system after a ProPublica investigation found lax monitoring allowed court appointees to abuse and neglect the elderly and infirm New Yorkers they were supposed to protect.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2024
The course features lessons on topics like Kantian ethics, Consequentialism, Ancient Chinese ethical principles regarding protection of the elderly, and real-world examples where AI has been accused of bias in assessing criminal risk scores.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 8 Nov. 2024
They are immersed in the natural world and in one another's company, but despite their intimacy, the elderly woman and girl remain a mystery to one another.
—The Week Us, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“The elderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20elderly. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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