Oct 23, 2018
Special Guest: Shai Akabas, Robert Bixby, Ben Ritz
“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…
Oct 2, 2018
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Diane Lim
The latest “Facing the Future” introduced a semi-monthly segment entitled “Economist Mom,” with Diane Lim, a principal at District Economics Group and former chief economist for The Concord Coalition. Lim wrote the Economist Mom blog when she was with Concord.…
Jul 17, 2018
Special Guest: Chris Shays
“It is totally irresponsible that nobody is focusing on the debt, because it is our biggest problem,” said former Congressman Chris Shays. Shays joined me on “Facing the Future” to discuss how being a candidate and a member of Congress…
Apr 17, 2018
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Diane Lim
Guests on “Facing the Future” last week lamented new projections of trillion-dollar federal deficits beginning in Fiscal 2020 and discussed how recent tax and spending decisions had contributed to the problem. “The distressing thing about the deficit situation now…
Apr 9, 2018
Special Guest: Judd Gregg, Robert Bixby
To remain competitive and successful in the global economy, the country needs smart workforce investment and immigration reform, said former U.S. Senator Judd Gregg during the ninth episode of “Facing the Future.” “A lot of very bright, capable people…