Professor Kotlikoff is joined by long-time friend, Eugene Steuerle, one of the U.S.'s top economists and one of the nation's most respected tax experts, for an insightful conversation about our countries dire fiscal situation. His accolades and background experience are extensive:

• Institute Fellow and the Richard B. Fisher chair at the Urban Institute.
• Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Analysis (1987-1989), the U.S. government's highest fiscal position. 
• President of the National Tax Association (2001–2002)
• Co-Director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center
• Chair of Social Security's 1999 Technical
• Chaired a 2015–16 National Academy of Sciences Committee study on investing in children.
• One of the key architects of the historic 1986 Tax Reform Act. 
• Author, coauthor, or co-editor of 18 books, including Dead Men Ruling, Nonprofits and Government (3rd edition), Contemporary US Tax Policy (2nd edition), and Advancing the Power of Economic Evidence to Inform Investments in Children, Youth, and Families.

Topics Discussed:

• The dire fiscal situation facing the American economy.
• The problem of unfunded liabilities.
• The growing insurmountable debt held by the U.S.
• The short sighted solutions being implemented by government.
• Generational accounting and methodology.
• Solutions on how to fix the fiscal problem.

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