This week on Facing the Future, we examined why deficits and debt are entering uncharted territory as lawmakers face a number of key fiscal deadlines in 2025. My guests were Rachel Snyderman, Managing Director of the Economic Policy Program at…
This week on Facing the Future we focused on the economy and previewed the 2025 tax debate when key provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) are scheduled to expire at the end of the year. We…
September 4, 2024 Download PDF In 1994, President Clinton appointed us to co-chair the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform. We were hopeful that Congress and the President would come together on a plan to put the budget on…
This week on Facing the Future, Josh Gordon, Director of Health Policy at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), joined the show to discuss healthcare spending, prescription drug prices, and more. At CRFB, Gordon heads the Health Savers…
Introduction According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the federal government will continue to face a large and growing shortfall between taxes and spending, resulting in a rising level of federal debt held by the public.[1] This debt will crowd…
This week on Facing the Future we celebrated Social Security’s birthday. Wednesday, August 14th marked 89 years since President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. Bob and Concord Coalition Chief Economist Steve Robinson assessed Social Security’s…