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==Jobs and Business Policy==
{{:Martin O'Malley (Jobs and Business Policy)}}
 
===Wages===
*Reach wage growth of 4% annually by 2018 [https://martinomalley.com/15-goals/goal-1/ (MOW-1)]
*Increase number of families with adequate retirement savings by 50% within 8 years [https://martinomalley.com/15-goals/goal-1/ (MOW-1)]
*Cut the pay gap between full-time men and women workers in half by 2025 through paycheck fairness laws, strong family leave policies, and expanded access to quality, affordable healthcare [https://martinomalley.com/15-goals/goal-1/ (MOW-1)]
*Increase the minimum wage and protect rights of all workers to organize and collectively bargain for better wages [http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Martin_O%60Malley_Jobs.htm (OTI)]
 
===Unemployment===
*Cut the unemployment rate among young people in half within 3 years [https://martinomalley.com/15-goals/goal-1/ (MOW-1)]
*Reach full employment for American veterans by 2020 [https://martinomalley.com/15-goals/goal-4/ (MOW-4)]
*Extend unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless [http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Martin_O%60Malley_Jobs.htm (OTI)]
 
===Wall Street Reform===
*Require banks to separate commercial and speculative banking within 5 years [https://martinomalley.com/policy/financial-reform/ (MOW-FR)]
*Ensure key political appointees are independent of Wall Street [https://martinomalley.com/policy/financial-reform/ (MOW-FR)]
*Close the regulator/prosecutor revolving door [https://martinomalley.com/policy/financial-reform/ (MOW-FR)]
**Institute a three-year revolving door ban
**Institute an additional three-year mandatory disclosure rule
*Immediately double funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) [https://martinomalley.com/policy/financial-reform/ (MOW-FR)]
*Elevate focus on economic crimes at the Department of Justice [https://martinomalley.com/policy/financial-reform/ (MOW-FR)]
**Create a standalone Economic Crimes Division
*Immediately reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act and end "too big to fail" [https://martinomalley.com/policy/financial-reform/ (MOW-FR)]
*Implement a financial transaction tax to limit high-frequency trading [https://martinomalley.com/policy/financial-reform/ (MOW-FR)]
 
===Competition and Anti-trust===
*Restore competition and anti-trust laws, taking action within one year in office [https://martinomalley.com/15-goals/goal-14/ (MOW-14)]
==Health Policy==
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