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 begin with Social Security’s annual cost of living increase, announced by the Social Security Administration (SSA) on October 10. Then we looked at seven key findings from the 1994 bipartisan Kerrey-Danforth commission that…
This week on Facing the Future, we examined why deficits and debt are entering uncharted territory as lawmakers face a number of key fiscal deadlines in 2025. My guests were Rachel Snyderman, Managing Director of the Economic Policy Program at…
This week on Facing the Future, we talked with Ben Ritz, Vice President of Policy Development at the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI). Ben co-authored a PPI plan released in July called “Paying for Progress: A Pragmatic Blueprint to Cut Costs,…
This week on Facing the Future we discussed the budgetary, economic, and distributional effects of the Harris and Trump campaign policy proposals. Our guest was Dr. Kent Smetters, Faculty Director of the Penn-Wharton Budget Model (PWBM) at the Wharton School…
This week on Facing the Future, Bob is joined by Bill Gale, Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution. A well respected expert in the subject of debt and taxes, Gale recently wrote a piece for Brookings called Back to the…
This week on Facing the Future, Bob Bixby switched from the host chair to the guest seat to talk about his 25-year career as Executive Director of The Concord Coalition. National Field Director Phil Smith asked Bob questions about the…