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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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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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Rethinking Legal Immigration: A Tool for Economic Growth

Jun 12, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Jacqueline Varas
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During the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and American Action Forum Director of Immigration and Trade Policy Jacqueline Varas. We discussed Concord's new initiative, a fiscally responsible economic growth agenda,…
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Bold Reforms Needed for Changing Economy

Jun 5, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Diane Lim
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During the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and economist Diane Lim for the next “Economist Mom” segment. We continued our conversation on the changing economy, discussing how demographics have shifted…
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Dueling Facts, Reinforcing Values

Jun 3, 2019
Special Guest: Marietta Morgan
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“A lot of people now think that alternative facts had to do with the Trump campaign … we think it started way before that,” said Morgan Marietta. “It’s not about Trump, and it’s not going away when Trump goes away.”…
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Alice Rivlin: Remembering an Economic Patriot

May 28, 2019
Special Guest: Phil Smith, Diane Lim, Alison Acosta Winters
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On the latest Facing the Future, Alice Rivlin is remembered as a valued colleague, a trailblazer and a policy expert focused on bringing people together and making progress on important issues. Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby hosted a…
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Nonpartisan, Public Education, That’s It

May 17, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Steve Winn
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“This is public education, about fiscal responsibility, that’s it,” said Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby in describing the organization. “That’s what we do on a nonpartisan basis.” Bixby said Concord’s founders wanted it to be grassroots and oriented…
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Fiscal Therapy with Bill Gale

Apr 15, 2019
Special Guest: Bill Gale, Diane Lim, Robert L. Bixby
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The latest “Economist Mom” segment on Facing the Future, featured Bill Gale, Diane Lim and Robert L. Bixby. They discussed Gale’s new book, “Fiscal Therapy: Curing America’s Debt Addiction and Investing in the Future.” “The book focuses on two major…
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Political Persuasion: Tradition and New Tech

Apr 8, 2019
Special Guest: Neil Levesque
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New Hampshire Institute of Politics Executive Director Neil Levesque joined the latest Facing the Future program to discuss the institute, the New Hampshire primary, presidential candidates and more. “We are operating here nonstop,” Levesque said. “We have more presidential campaign…
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Health Care Spending and ‘Medicare for All’

Apr 1, 2019
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Joshua Gordon
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Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and Policy Director Joshua Gordon joined the latest Facing the Future to discuss the nation’s health care system and “Medicare for All” proposals. “There’s probably no bigger challenge for the federal budget than…
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Trump’s Budget: Rosy or Realistic?

Mar 18, 2019
Special Guest: Diane Lim
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During the latest “Economist Mom” segment on Facing the Future, Diane Lim said that President Trump’s proposed budget is not likely to spark needed fiscal reform efforts. “I think that those efforts have to start in a bipartisan way in…
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An Academic Perspective

Mar 10, 2019
Special Guest: Wayne Lesperance, Stephan Unger
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Wayne Lesperance, vice president of academic affairs and professor at New England College, and Stephan Unger, a professor of economics and business at Saint Anselm College, joined the latest Facing the Future program to discuss political and civic engagement of college…
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