Facing the Future

Facing the Future

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Facing the Future episodes

  • Boosting Productivity to Grow the Economy

    Chase is joined on the show by Concord Coalition Executive Director Bob Bixby and President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Dr. Robert Atkinson. They discuss ITIF's recent plan calling for and outlining an increased commitment by the federal government to research and development.

    46 min
  • Combating the Next Recession

    Chase is joined on the show by Concord Coalition Executive Director Bob Bixby and Senior Vice President at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Marc Goldwein. They discuss CRFB's recent proposal aimed at combating the next recession in a fiscally responsible manner.

    44 min
  • New CBO Report Shows Bigger Deficits

    Chase is joined on the show by Concord Coalition Executive Director Bob Bixby. They discuss the Congressional Budget Office's updated, ten-year budget outlook and Bob provides an update on what is happening in Washington.

    45 min
  • Fiscal Lookouts

    Chase is joined on the show by Concord Coalition National Field Director Phil Smith and three of Concord's "Fiscal Lookouts" in Texas, Colorado and Minnesota. They discuss grassroots efforts in each state and their perspectives on federal fiscal policy.

    46 min
  • Covering the Campaign and White House

    Chase is joined on the show by Concord Coalition Policy Director Josh Gordon and Eli Stokols, a staff writer and White House reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Gordon discusses CBO's analysis of the impact various levels of federal debt could have on Gross National Product per capita, and Stokols shares what it is like being a journalist on the campaign trail and in the White House press pool.

    46 min
  • Not a Dream Scenario

    Chase is joined on the show by Concord Coalition Executive Director Bob Bixby and Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Brian Riedl. They discuss Riedl's recently published blueprint for a sustainable fiscal future, which analyzes topics like the national debt, taxes, health care, Social Security and more.

    45 min
  • Paying for a Progressive Budget

    Chase is joined on the show by Ben Ritz, director of the Center for Funding America’s Future at the Progressive Policy Institute. They discuss PPI's new proposal, "A Progressive Budget Plan for Equitable Growth," which analyzes topics like the national debt, taxes, health care, infrastructure, climate change and more.

    46 min
  • Good Compromise, Bad Compromise

    Chase is joined on the show by Concord Coalition Executive Director Bob Bixby and Policy Director Josh Gordon to discuss recent developments concerning the Cadillac Tax within the ACA and news of a proposed two-year budget deal in Congress that also suspends the debt limit. Chase also talks with Concord's New Hampshire State Director Tyler Sweeney and two summer interns that have been engaging presidential candidates on the campaign trail. 

    46 min
  • Adapting Benefits to the Changing Workforce

    Chase is joined on the show by Concord Coalition Executive Director Bob Bixby and Economist Mom Diane Lim. They discuss policy changes and strategies to help the government and private sector adapt to the evolving economy and changing nature of employment and the workforce.

    45 min
  • Termites in the Walls

    Chase is joined on the show by Concord Coalition Executive Director Bob Bixby and National Field Director Phil Smith. They discuss Concord's updated issue guide for voters and presidential candidates, as well as the Congressional Budget Office June budget review and the state of the federal debt limit.

    46 min

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

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