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Facing The Future

Spending Smarter vs. Spending More

Jan 29, 2020
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Ben Ritz
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Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and Ben Ritz, director of the Progressive Policy Institute’s Center for Funding America’s Future, joined me on the latest Facing the Future to discuss a preview of PPI’s report on candidate policies and pay-fors,…
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Facing The Future

You’ve Got Questions, We’ve Got Answers (Again)

Jan 23, 2020
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Phil Smith
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Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and National Field Director Phil Smith joined me on the latest Facing the Future. We spent the program answering a wide range of fiscal-policy related questions submitted by listeners in this second annual…
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Facing The Future

Building the Workforce

Dec 18, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Dr. Robert Lerman
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On Facing the Future, Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and Urban Institute Fellow Dr. Robert Lerman joined me to discuss Dr. Lerman’s recent publication focused on workforce development that also increases economic growth, “Training for Jobs of the…
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Facing The Future

Fiscally Responsible Economic Growth

Oct 17, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby
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On Facing the Future, Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby joined me to discuss Concord's new fiscally-responsible economic growth agenda, which concerns key topics like health care, workforce development, R&D investment, Social Security and immigration reform. “Projections from…
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Facing The Future

Boosting Productivity to Grow the Economy

Sep 11, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Dr. Robert Atkinson
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On Facing the Future, Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby joined me and President of the Information, Technology and Innovation Foundation Dr. Robert Atkinson to discuss ITIF’s new plan that calls for and outlines an increased federal funding commitment to…
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New CBO Report Shows Bigger Deficits

Aug 28, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby
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On the latest Facing the Future, Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby returned to the program to discuss the Congressional Budget Office’s recently released Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2019 to 2029 and to provide some insight…
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Not a Dream Scenario

Aug 7, 2019
Special Guest: Brian Riedl
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On the latest Facing the Future, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute Brian Riedl, joined me to discuss his “Plausible Blueprint for Fiscal Sustainability.” The proposal addresses a variety of issues, such as the national debt, taxes, health care, Social…
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Paying for a Progressive Budget

Jul 31, 2019
Special Guest: Ben Ritz
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During the most recent Facing the Future, Ben Ritz, director of the Progressive Policy Institute’s Center for Funding America’s Future, joined me to discuss PPI’s latest policy proposal, “A Progressive Budget for Equitable Growth.” The blueprint addresses a variety of…
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Good Compromise, Bad Compromise

Jul 24, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Josh Gordon
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During the most recent Facing the Future, Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and Policy Director Josh Gordon joined me to discuss action by Congress on the so-called “Cadillac Tax” within the Affordable Care Act and the news that…
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Dead Men Still Ruling

Jun 26, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Eugene Steuerle
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The latest Facing the Future featured Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and Urban Institute Fellow Eugene Steuerle. We discussed Steuerle's book "Dead Men Ruling" and its applicability to fiscal policy and politics today, as well as the 2019…
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Facing The Future

Evolving Economy: the Changing Nature of Work

Jun 19, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Diane Lim
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I was joined by Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and economist Diane Lim on the latest Facing the Future for the “Economist Mom” segment. We picked up on our conversation about the changing economy and the changing nature…
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Shutdown Ends, Bad Fiscal Policy Continues

Feb 1, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Diane Lim
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Diane Lim discusses the end of the government’s longest shutdown and the new 10-year outlook from the Congressional Budget Office in the latest “Economist Mom” segment on Facing the Future. “I think what helped end the shutdown was how unpopular…
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