Facing the Future

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

  1. há 1 dia

    Walking on a Fragile Fiscal Cliff

    This week on Facing the Future, former CBO director Doug Elmendorf discusses the $40 trillion debt and why it matters now, not just in the future. He also gives his assessment of what artificial intelligence could mean for the economy and the federal budget.

  2. 20 de ago.

    Social Security Needs Reform, Not A Bailout

    The week on Facing the Future, former Public Trustee of Social Security Dr. Charles Blahous describes why the program is in need of reform as it approaches trust fund insolvency in 2032. He also looks at the generational impact of various reform options.

  3. 12 de ago.

    Congress Needs To Do Its Job

    This week on Facing the Future, we discuss why Congress never does a budget and why that matters for the Constitutional process, the growth of the debt and the fate of younger generations. Our guest is Thomas Kahn, Director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University.

  4. 5 de ago.

    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.

  5. 29 de jul.

    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.

  6. 23 de jul.

    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.

  7. 15 de jul.

    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."

  8. 8 de jul.

    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.

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

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  • Criado por
    The Concord Coalition
  • Anos de atividade
    2018 - 2026
  • Episódios
    100
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