Pandemic’s Impact on Social Security
May 27, 2020On the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by Nicko Gladstone, a research analyst with the Bipartisan Pol
Federal Budget
Legislative Logjam
May 27, 2020One silent victim of the coronavirus pandemic is the 2020 congressional legislative agenda.
No, U.S. isn’t expected to borrow heavily from China to pay for COVID-19 stimulus
May 21, 2020Politifact
Most of the debt incurred so far to deal with the coronavirus has been purchased by the Federal Reserve, not foreign or domestic savers, said Joshua Gordon, senior policy adviser at the Concord Coa
Shape of Things to Come: U.S. Demographics
May 20, 2020On the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by Global Aging Institute Founder
House Passes $3 Trillion Relief Bill
May 20, 2020Moving rapidly to pass the next installment of COVID-19 pandemic relief, on May 15 the U.S.
Will record deficits to combat coronavirus usher in new era of government spending?
May 14, 2020Deseret News
Smith, with the Concord Coalition, and others who lament Congress didn’t take advantage of the pre-pandemic years of growth to eliminate deficit spending and lower the national debt said not doing
The U.S. Unemployment Situation is Dire
May 13, 2020After four weeks of record-shattering initial unemployment insurance claims, the most recent jobs report revealed what most Americans already knew: the current U.S. employment situation is dire.
Necessary, but Not Free
May 13, 2020On the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by Concord Coalition Executive Director
Federal Budget Begins to Show Effects of Coronavirus Pandemic
May 12, 2020Every month, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office looks back at revenue and expenditures for the prior month, analyzes the trends, and provides lawmakers with a snapshot of the bud
In for a Penny, in for a Pound
May 06, 2020On the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by Concord Coalition Senior Policy Advisor,