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 began by discussing an Illustrative package of 13 federal tax and spending reform options prepared by the Penn-Wharton Budget Model (PWBM). Our guest for this segment was Dr. Kent Smetters, faculty director of…
This week on Facing the Future we looked at how the new Republican majorities in the House and Senate are expected to handle major issues such as tax cuts, tariffs, government waste, and the debt limit. Our guests were Brian…
This week on Facing the Future, Rachel Snyderman, Managing Director of Economic Policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), discussed why the growing debt poses risks in areas such as housing, healthcare, and the workforce. Also, Erica Patella, Program Coordinator…
This week on Facing the Future we discussed the interaction of fiscal and monetary policy with Dr. Thomas Hoenig, former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and a member of the Federal Reserve System’s Open Market Committee…
This week on Facing the Future former U.S Representative Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA) discussed key differences between state and federal budgeting and whether there are lessons for federal policymakers. We also got some timely insights from University of Maryland professor of…
This week on Facing the Future, we focused on the Federal Reserve Board’s decision to lower interest rates for the first time since March 2020. That move was expected but the half-percentage point reduction (50 basis points) was larger than…
