Facing the Future

The Concord Coalition

How the nation’s fiscal and economic challenges, and possible solutions, impact current and future generations.

  1. 2 dni temu

    Mark Zandi on the Economy and Corrosive Debt

    This week on Facing the Future, Mark Zandi, Chief Economist at Moody's Analytics, examines the state of the economy, the effect of artificial intelligence and what a debt-induced crisis might look like.

  2. 29 lip

    The Debt Moves Closer to $40 Trillion

    This week on Facing the Future, we get a status check on the federal deficit and debt from Gordon Gray, Vice President of Budget Analysis at the Peter G Peterson Foundation. Spoiler alert: The debt may hit $40 trillion sooner than anticipated.

  3. 23 lip

    Fiscal Policies Have Abandoned the Young and the Working Class

    This week on Facing the Future we considered how both political parties have deserted the working class, the young and the American Dream. That's the conclusion of our guest Eugene Steuerle in his book Abandoned. Steuerle is an Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute and one of Washington’s most respected experts on the federal budget, tax policy and Social Security.

  4. 15 lip

    Delaying Social Security Reform Increases Fiscal and Economic Risks

    This week on Facing the Future, Veronique de Rugy and Jason Fichtner explain why Social Security reform is not only a retirement policy imperative but also a fiscal and market-stability imperative. They are the co-authors of a George Mason University Mercatus Center paper titled, "Social Security's Fiscal Gap and the Risk of Bond Market Strain."

  5. 8 lip

    The Hard Choices of Health Care Reform

    This week on Facing the Future, Joshua Gordon, a Vice President of Health Care at Arnold Ventures, explains why growing health care costs are a challenge for family, business and government budgets. He also suggests some bipartisan cost control ideas.

  6. 1 lip

    Deficit Dove Says The National Debt Matters More Than It Used To

    This week on Facing the Future, Bobby Kogan of the Center for American Progress explains why the national debt matters more than it used to and why artificial intelligence is not likely to fix the problem.

  7. 24 cze

    GAO Warns on the Nation's Fiscal Health

    This week on Facing the Future, we hear why the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) is warning the President and Congress that urgent and sustained action is needed to improve the nation's fiscal outlook. Jeff Arkin, Director of Strategic Issues at GAO, is our guest.

  8. 17 cze

    Social Security's Turn For The Worse

    This week on Facing the Future, Mark Warshawsky of the American Enterprise Institute explains why the projected finances of both Social Security and Medicare were substantially worse in the 2026 trustees report than they were last year and why early action is the best way to prevent sudden cuts.

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O programie

How the nation’s fiscal and economic challenges, and possible solutions, impact current and future generations.

Informacje

  • Twórca
    The Concord Coalition
  • Lata aktywności
    2018 - 2026
  • Odcinki
    100
  • Klasyfikacja
    Dla wszystkich
  • Prawa autorskie
    © Copyright 2018 All rights reserved.
  • Witryna programu
    Facing the Future

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