Is Long-Term Care Insurance a Good Idea?
May 25, 2012
Viewer Nancy writes to economics correspondent Paul Solman, asking: "What happens to long-term care insurance in the new health care? I have paid for long-term care for over 10 years. My Board Certified Elder Law Attorney told me it was my 'best decision.' Was it?"


Economics correspondent writes a pair of responses to his austerity/stimulus post of a few days ago, which he notes illustrates the current conflict in economic ideology quite nicely.
"If an emergency situation arises, does it ever make sense to pull money from a retirement fund such as a 401(k) rather than going into credit card debt to keep from going into the red? The fear of short-sightedness is paralyzing," writes a viewer in a Q&A for economics correspondent Paul Solman.














