About the Show
Hosted by Robert Bixby, Concord’s Senior Advisor and former Executive Director, the show dives into topics related to U.S. fiscal policy — like health care, taxes, national security, the national debt and more — with budget experts, industry leaders, elected officials and candidates for public office.
Listen to learn more about how the nation’s fiscal and economic challenges — and possible solutions — impact current and future generations.
The show is broadcast on Concord, New Hampshire radio station WKXL each week on Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m., with subsequent rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. and Sundays at 11:00 a.m.
This week on Facing the Future, we heard from The “Economist Mom”, Dr. Diane Lim, about one of the last congressional reports published under the leadership of former Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. It looked at economic disparities…
This week on Facing the Future, a welcome respite from talk of the debt ceiling crisis to focus on an interesting legislative concept getting considerable bipartisan attention in Congress called Border Carbon Adjustments. These are basically fees that would be…
This week on Facing the Future, we heard fresh analysis on the “X-date” when the federal government may default on its obligations if President Biden and Congressional leaders cannot agree on an extension or suspension of the statutory debt limit.…
This week on Facing the Future, I turned to our own expert panel of Congressional staff veterans, Concord Coalition policy director Tori Gorman and chief economist Steve Robinson to dissect the House Republican debt limit and deficit reduction package that…
This week on Facing the Future, in honor of tax season, we take a look at federal revenues and the Congressional budget making process, as both are in need of some serious adjustment. Joining us in this discussion were two…
This week on Facing the Future, we got a perspective on America’s fiscal and economic challenges from Iowa City, Iowa. That’s home to the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business. Concord Coalition national field director Phil Smith and communications…
