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Money Talks: The Cost of Caring

2025/1/21
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Harold Pollack: 我和妻子照顾患有脆性X染色体综合征的姐夫Vincent多年，这期间经历了巨大的经济压力。妻子不得不放弃高薪工作来照顾Vincent，这严重影响了我们的家庭财务状况。这让我深刻认识到个人理财规划的重要性，以及社会保障体系对家庭的支持作用。我撰写了《索引卡》一书，旨在提供简单易懂的个人理财建议。 照顾Vincent的经历也让我意识到，长期护理的责任主要落在女性身上，这造成了严重的性别不平等。女性在职业发展和个人生活中面临巨大的牺牲和挑战。 此外，美国社会保障体系中存在许多不合理的规定，例如针对残疾人的2000美元资产限制，这严重限制了残疾人的独立生活能力，并导致许多家庭采取一些不合理的策略来规避限制，从而产生意想不到的后果。我们需要维护和完善现有的社会保障体系，确保所有公民都能获得公平的待遇。 Emily Peck: 我的母亲患有多发性硬化症，这给我们的家庭带来了巨大的经济负担。为了获得Medicaid的资助，我的父母不得不离婚，这让我对美国社会保障体系的复杂性和不合理性有了深刻的认识。 许多社会保障项目存在申请流程繁琐、门槛过高等问题，这导致许多真正需要帮助的人无法获得福利。我们需要简化申请流程，降低门槛，让更多的人能够获得应有的帮助。

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This chapter explores the financial and emotional challenges faced by Harold Pollack and his wife while caring for Harold's intellectually disabled brother-in-law, Vincent. It highlights the significant impact of caregiving on career, finances, and gender roles, setting the stage for a discussion on the need for better financial planning and social support systems.
  • Significant financial burden of long-term caregiving
  • Impact on career and family life
  • Gender disparity in caregiving responsibilities
  • Unexpected financial crisis due to lack of planning

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In this Money Talks: When his intellectually disabled brother-in-law suddenly came under their care, Professor Harold Pollack and his wife found themselves in a financial crisis. This huge life shift prompted him to face down his own lack of financial planning and eventually help demystify the topic for others with his book, The Index Card). In this episode, Harold joins Emily Peck), for whom this topic is also very personal, to discuss the oft ignored financial realities of longterm caregiving. 

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