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Facing The Future

Political Dysfunction Confronts Inflation and Debt

Dec 17, 2021
Special Guest: Paul Hodes, Matt Robinson
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This week on Facing the Future, we looked at congressional dysfunction; whether it has grown in recent years and why it matters. Our guests were former Congressman Paul Hodes, Democrat of New Hampshire, and political analyst Matt Robison, who served…
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Keeping an Eye on COVID and the Debt Limit

Dec 9, 2021
Special Guest: Rachel Snyderman
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This week on Facing the Future, Concord Coalition Communications Director Av Harris, National Field Director Phil Smith’ and I spoke with Dr. Jodie Guest, an epidemiologist and professor at the School of Public Health and Medicine at Emory University in…
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New Health Benefits, But for How Long?

Dec 3, 2021
Special Guest: Joshua Gordon
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This week on Facing the Future, Concord Coalition Policy Director Tori Gorman and I spoke to Joshua Gordon, Director of Health Policy for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget about some of the health care provisions that are contained…
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If Your Taxes Go Up, Will You Know It?

Nov 24, 2021
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This week on Facing the Future, we focused on the political environment facing President Biden’s Build Back Better Act (BBBA) now that it has passed the House and moved onto the Senate. Joining me in that discussion were The Concord…
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Can The Democrats Message “Yes”?

Nov 18, 2021
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This week on Facing the Future, we focused on the political arguments surrounding President Biden’s Build Back Better Act (BBBA) and specifically the concerns raised by West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin – a fiscally conservative Democrat – over the cost…
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Building Back Better Bang for the Buck

Nov 12, 2021
Special Guest: Kent Smetters
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This week on Facing the Future, we explored the potential economic effects of President Biden’s Build Back Better Framework, as released by the White House on October 28th, 2021, and the cost of making its temporary provisions permanent. Our guest…
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Democratic Supply-Side Economics

Nov 4, 2021
Special Guest: Bill Gale
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This week on Facing the Future, we discussed the economic strengths and weaknesses of the Build Back Better Act now making its way through Congress. Democrats are pushing to finalize this broad social spending and climate change bill, which would cost…
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A Wealth of Tax Problems

Oct 28, 2021
Special Guest: Pete Davis
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This week on Facing the Future, we looked at various proposals on how to pay for the roughly $2 trillion social spending bill that Democrats hope to pass soon. These proposals include familiar ideas like raising rates on corporations…
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A Reality Check on Reconciliation

Oct 21, 2021
Special Guest: Ben Ritz
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This week on Facing the Future, we heard from Ben Ritz, Director of the Center for Funding America’s Future at the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) and the author of a new paper, “Reconciling with Reality: The Top Priorities for Building Back Better.” …
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Don’t Forget the Budget’s Pre-existing Condition

Oct 14, 2021
Special Guest: Tori Gorman, Riedl, Steve Robinson
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This week on Facing the Future we took a step back from the day-to-day budget battles in Washington to consider the overall fiscal outlook. Our guest was Brian Riedl, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, who recently published a…
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Can Democrats Reconcile on Reconciliation?

Oct 7, 2021
Special Guest: Tom Kahn
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This week on Facing the Future, we sorted through the various internal divisions among congressional Democrats that have slowed President Biden’s legislative agenda. We also looked at some non-traditional ideas that have been floated for getting around the debt limit,…
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Cutting it Close on Shutdown and Default

Oct 1, 2021
Special Guest: Bill Hoagland, Joe Minarik
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This week on Facing the Future, we got a bipartisan view of a big week in Washington from two veteran Capitol Hill staffers, Bill Hoagland, senior vice president of the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Joe Minarik, senior vice president and director of…
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