Will Debt Limit Chickens Come Home to Roost?
October 02, 2021Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent her fourth letter to Congress,
Fiscal Responsibility
Has the Baby Boom Gone Bust?
Introduction
The annual Social Security and Medicare Trustees’ reports make numerous economic and demographic assumptions to project the long-term financial status of
Cutting it Close on Shutdown and Default
October 01, 2021Brinkmanship Isn't Leadership
September 23, 2021For several months, Republicans and Democrats in Washington, DC have been barreling towards each other on a collision course over a pair of looming fiscal deadlines.
The Infrastructure Bill Will Increase the Debt - Stop Telling Americans Otherwise
September 23, 2021The Hill
"The Senate’s bipartisan physical infrastructure bill is a triumph of congressional dealmaking, the sort of thing
The Potential Cost of New Entitlements - Part 3
Introduction
Negotiating Infrastructure as Concord Hits the Road
September 10, 2021This week on Facing the Future we went from Georgia to Colorado and back to Washington, D.C.
Big Budget Challenges Loom in September
September 03, 2021This week on Facing the Future our guest was Austin Smythe who has over 30 years of experience working in both the legislative and executive branches of the Federal government.
Budget Breakthrough
August 27, 2021Budget Breakthrough
States Have Budgets Too
August 26, 2021This week on Facing the Future, we took a break from the federal budget but kept our focus on public sector budgeting.