Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. (Sept. 2, 2010)

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. (Sept. 2, 2010) Credit: AP

Each week, the business section asks readers to take a poll on a business or financial question and leave comments.

Newsday publishes the results of the poll and some of the reader comments on Sunday. Join the conversation -- take the poll, leave a comment.

This week's question: Is the Federal Reserve's policy of keeping interest rates low the right course of action?

Photo: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (Sept. 2, 2010)
 

A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Newsday Staff

'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Newsday Staff

'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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