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Facing The Future

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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Adapting Benefits to the Changing Workforce

Jul 17, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Diane Lim
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I was joined by Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and economist Diane Lim on the latest Facing the Future for the “Economist Mom” segment. We discussed real world policy and program strategies that could adapt worker benefits to…
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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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Bold Reforms Needed for Changing Economy

Jun 5, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Diane Lim
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During the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and economist Diane Lim for the next “Economist Mom” segment. We continued our conversation on the changing economy, discussing how demographics have shifted…
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Trustees’ Warning: Time Running Out

Apr 29, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Marc Goldwein
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“To me the number one message is: We are running out of time,” said Marc Goldwein. “Medicare Part A is projected to be insolvent in just seven years, the Social Security Old Age program is projected to be insolvent within…
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Health Care Rx: Transparency, Competition and Choice

Apr 22, 2019
Special Guest: Joe Antos
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On the latest Facing the Future Joe Antos, the Wilson H. Taylor Scholar in Health Care and Retirement Policy at the American Enterprise Institute, discussed the nation's health care system and potential reforms to help reduce cost growth. Robert L.…
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Health Care Spending and ‘Medicare for All’

Apr 1, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Joshua Gordon
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Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and Policy Director Joshua Gordon joined the latest Facing the Future to discuss the nation’s health care system and “Medicare for All” proposals. “There’s probably no bigger challenge for the federal budget than…
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Stealth Spending on Autopilot

Oct 8, 2018
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Phil Smith
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“People are arguing about spending bills and they do involve a lot of money and they are important, but the stealth spending spree ... often goes overlooked,” says Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby. Bixby joined the latest “Facing…
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Millennials: Heading Toward a Generational Showdown?

Jun 26, 2018
Special Guest: Andrew York, Alexandria Sosnowski
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Andrew York, a Millennial financial planner in New Hampshire, fears the country is heading for “a big family fight” over federal budget priorities. “You’re going to have the parents fighting the kids over who’s paying for what,” he predicts. On…
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Trust the Trustees

Jun 18, 2018
Special Guest: Charles Blahous, Robert Reischauer, Robert L. Bixby
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“The story we expected and the story we got was that the shortfall was becoming a more urgent situation,” said Charles Blahous, a former public trustee of the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds about the latest reports on the…
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Don’t Be Penny Wise and Pound Foolish With the Budget

Jun 4, 2018
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Josh Gordon
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“As we look at keeping discretionary spending under control we do want to be careful and maintain a fiscally responsible approach, but we don’t want to cut the heart out of things that are needed for investment or national security,”…
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