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New CBO Report Shows Bigger Deficits

Aug 28, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby
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On the latest Facing the Future, Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby returned to the program to discuss the Congressional Budget Office’s recently released Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2019 to 2029 and to provide some insight…
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Fiscal Lookouts

Aug 21, 2019
Special Guest: Phil Smith
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During Facing the Future, Concord Coalition National Field Director Phil Smith and three of Concord’s volunteer Fiscal Lookouts joined the program to discuss grassroots efforts in their respective states and their perspectives on federal fiscal policy. Joe Spartz, a…
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Not a Dream Scenario

Aug 7, 2019
Special Guest: Brian Riedl
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On the latest Facing the Future, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute Brian Riedl, joined me to discuss his “Plausible Blueprint for Fiscal Sustainability.” The proposal addresses a variety of issues, such as the national debt, taxes, health care, Social…
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Paying for a Progressive Budget

Jul 31, 2019
Special Guest: Ben Ritz
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During the most recent Facing the Future, Ben Ritz, director of the Progressive Policy Institute’s Center for Funding America’s Future, joined me to discuss PPI’s latest policy proposal, “A Progressive Budget for Equitable Growth.” The blueprint addresses a variety of…
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Termites in the Walls

Jul 10, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Phil Smith
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During the most recent Facing the Future, Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and National Field Director Phil Smith joined me to discuss Concord's updated election-issue guide for voters and presidential candidates, the Congressional Budget Office June budget review…
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Dead Men Still Ruling

Jun 26, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Eugene Steuerle
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The latest Facing the Future featured Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and Urban Institute Fellow Eugene Steuerle. We discussed Steuerle's book "Dead Men Ruling" and its applicability to fiscal policy and politics today, as well as the 2019…
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Rethinking Legal Immigration: A Tool for Economic Growth

Jun 12, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Jacqueline Varas
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During the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and American Action Forum Director of Immigration and Trade Policy Jacqueline Varas. We discussed Concord's new initiative, a fiscally responsible economic growth agenda,…
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Missing: Concern for Fiscal Policy Issues

Feb 8, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby
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On the latest Facing the Future program, Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby discussed President Trump’s State of the Union address and crucial items that were missing in it. “One thing the president didn’t do . . . was…
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Economist Mom: The Psychology of Deficit Reduction

Dec 11, 2018
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Diane Lim
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In the latest "Economist Mom" segment on Facing the Future, Diane Lim discussed some of the reasons that politicians and the public are often overly optimistic about federal deficits and the economy. “Traditional economic theory would say. . .people should…
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Defend or Defund Our Future?

Oct 23, 2018
Special Guest: Shai Akabas, Robert Bixby, Ben Ritz
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“Most people recognize the fact that we have a major challenge in America today,” says Shai Akabas of the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC). “People are living longer and it is getting more and more difficult to save for retirement.” In…
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‘Economist Mom’ Explains Deficit Financing

Oct 16, 2018
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Diane Lim
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Diane Lim, a principal at District Economics Group and former chief economist for The Concord Coalition, draws a parallel to personal finances in explaining the federal deficit. “On a basic level,” she says, “the government borrows for the same reason…
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Bipartisan Analysts Note Problems with Trump Budget

Feb 20, 2018
Special Guest: Joe Minarik, Bill Hoagland, Robert L. Bixby
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During the second broadcast of "Facing the Future" budget experts expressed concern over the nation’s path after recent deficit-financed tax and spending legislation, and they saw a lack of fiscal discipline in the president’s Fiscal 2019 budget proposal. As the…
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