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Facing The Future

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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Don’t Forget Social Security and Medicare Challenges

Sep 16, 2021
Special Guest: Dr. Charles Blahous
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This week on Facing the Future, we got a thorough briefing on the latest Social Security and Medicare Trustees’ Report from Dr. Charles Blahous, a former Public Trustee of both programs and now Senior Research Strategist at the Mercatus…
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Negotiating Infrastructure as Concord Hits the Road

Sep 9, 2021
Special Guest: Carolyn Bordeaux,
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Big Budget Challenges Loom in September

Sep 3, 2021
Special Guest: Austin Smythe
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This week on Facing the Future our guest was Austin Smythe who has over 30 years of experience working in both the legislative and executive branches of the Federal government. Concord Coalition Policy Director Tori Gorman joined the conversation…
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States Have Budgets Too

Aug 26, 2021
Special Guest: Phil Sletten
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This week on Facing the Future, we took a break from the federal budget but kept our focus on public sector budgeting. States have budgets too and the choices can be just as difficult and just as impactful on…
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Alzheimer’s Drug Has Big Costs and Many Questions

Aug 20, 2021
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This week on Facing the Future, we turned to health care and the brewing controversy over Aduhelm, a new drug for treating Alzheimer's Disease that was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Is it effective, will…
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Bipartisan Race to the Bottom

Aug 19, 2021
Special Guest: Tom Kahn
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Kahn is currently a…
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