Why the Debt Limit Doesn't Control the Debt
July 15, 2021This week on Facing the Future we looked at the nation’s statutory debt limit. What is it? Why doesn’t it work to control the growing debt and are there viable alternatives?
Debt Limit
GAO Warns on U.S. Fiscal Health
March 25, 2021For understandable reasons, the focus in Washington over the past year has been on the nation’s physical health, and its resulting consequences for the near-term economy, rather than on o
GAO: Guardrails Needed for Long-Term Fiscal Policy
January 20, 2021On the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by Concord Coalition Executive Director,
Favorable Position, Unsustainable Policy
July 15, 2020On the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by American Enterprise Institute Resident Fellow and Milton Fr
Economics is topic of discussion for presidential candidates
September 04, 2019The Union Leader
The Concord Coalition and 20/20 Vision invited former Congressman John Delaney (D-Md.) and Congressman Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) on Thursday to a discussion on economic issues at the New Hampshire Institut
No government shutdown after president signs bipartisan budget
August 15, 2019Indian Country Today
Robert Bixby, president of The Concord Coalition, disapproves of the “fiscally irresponsible” budget.
Trump, Congress use taxpayers’ credit card in costly budget deal
August 15, 2019The Rolla Daily News
Here’s a bar tab you wouldn’t ever want: Within 10 years, the federal government will owe foreign and domestic creditors at least $28.5 trillion.
Budget Deal: Debt and Denial Grow Deeper
August 01, 2019The House and Senate have now passed a bipartisan budget deal.
Good Compromise, Bad Compromise
July 24, 2019During the most recent Facing the Future, Concord Coalition Executive Director
[VIDEO] Robert Bixby on Federal Spending and the Debt Limit
July 24, 2019C-SPAN