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Although {{:Martin O'Malley has not yet released a formal tax plan, he supports the creation of a financial transactions tax. [http://apps.urban.org/features/tpccandidate/ (TPC)] He has also suggested creating a new tax bracket for people earning over $1,000,000 and taxing capital gains at ordinary marginal income tax rates. [http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=111178 (DD3)] While governor of Maryland, O'Malley used tax increases to fund many government programs. [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/martin-omalley-believe-candidate-stands-11-issues/ (PBS)] He made the Maryland tax code more progressive by increasing taxes on the wealthy. He believes in funding Social Security benefits by lifting the cap on Social Security taxes. [http://apps.urban.org/features/tpccandidate/ (TPCTax Reform)]}}
Martin O'Malley is critical of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and rejects any deals negotiated in secret. TPC = Tax Policy Center [http://wwwapps.cbsnewsurban.comorg/newsfeatures/martin-omalley-to-roll-out-trade-policytpccandidate/]
O'Malley will support and negotiate trade agreements only if they: DD3 = 3rd Democratic Debate [httpshttp://martinomalleywww.compresidency.ucsb.edu/policy/trade-policyws/index.php?pid=111178]*Reject secret trade agreements and democratize trade negotiations*Prohibit currency manipulation*Prevent corporate power grabs**Oppose investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS)**Put public interests first*Lift labor standards**Protect core labor rights**Set and enforce meaningful labor standards*Improve environmental protection*Uphold strong financial regulations*Provide fair access to markets*Protect access to affordable medicines*Support investment in the U.S. Economy**Ensure that U.S. corporations are taxed fairly, including on their global activities
==Immigration==PBS [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/martin-omalley-believe-candidate-stands-11-issues/]
===Renewable Energy===*Create a Clean Energy Jobs Corps to partner with communities to become more energy efficient, create new green spaces, and restore and expand forests CNN [httpshttp://martinomalleywww.cnn.com/climate2015/agenda10/]*Generate 100% of American electricity with renewable energy by 2050 [https:11/politics/martinomalley.com/climate/agenda/]*Federal legislation that caps on carbon emissions from all sources, proceeds from permits returned to lowmartin-omalley-against-no- and middlefly-class families and invested in job transition assistance and Clean Energy Jobs Corps [https://martinomalley.com/climate/agendazone/]*Reject projects like Keystone XL and deny new permits for drilling in Alaska, the arctic, and off the coast [httpshttp://martinomalleywww.cnn.com/climate/agenda/]*Increase royalties and emissions fees for fossil fuel companies currently drilling on federal land and invest proceeds in jobs and skills training [https:2015/09/martinomalley.com04/climatepolitics/agendamartin-omalley-syrian-refugees/]
===Carbon Emissions===*Caps or taxes on carbon emissions from all sources, proceeds from permits returned to low- and middle-class families and invested in job transition assistance and Clean Energy Jobs Corps CBS [httpshttp://martinomalleywww.cbsnews.com/climatenews/agenda/]*Fully implement Clean Power Plan [https://ballotpedia.org/Martin_O'Malley_presidential_campaign,_2016/Taxes]*Adopt a zeromartin-omalley-to-roll-out-trade-tolerance policy for methane leaks from current oil and gas production [https://ballotpedia.org/Martin_O'Malley_presidential_campaign,_2016/Taxes]
==Sources==Ballotpedia [https://ballotpedia.org/Martin_O'Malley_presidential_campaign,_2016/Taxes]
MOW HP = Martin O'Malley's website [https://martinomalley.com/] TPC = Tax Policy Center [http://apps.urban.org/features/tpccandidate/] DD3 = 3rd Democratic Debate Huffington Post [http://www.presidencyhuffingtonpost.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=111178] PBS [http:com//www.pbs.org/newshour/updatesentry/martin-omalley-believecivic-candidate-stands-11-issues/tech_us_5628fbece4b0ec0a38935fee]
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==Tax Reform==
==Jobs and Business Policy==
{{:Martin O'Malley (Jobs and Business Policy)}}
==Health Policy=Wages===*Reach wage growth of 4% annually by 2018 [https://martinomalley.com/15-goals/goal-1/]*Increase number of families with adequate retirement savings by 50% within 8 years [https://martinomalley.com/15-goals/goal-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/]*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]Martin O'Malley (Health Policy)}}
==Drug Policy=Unemployment===*Cut the unemployment rate among young people in half within 3 years [https://martinomalley.com/15-goals/goal-1/]*Reach full employment for American veterans by 2020 [https://martinomalley.com/15-goals/goal-4/]*Extend unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless [http{{://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Martin_O%60Malley_Jobs.htm]Martin O'Malley (Drug Policy)}}
==Middle East=Wall Street Reform=== *Require banks to separate commercial and speculative banking within 5 years [https://14d2r744okfe40r1ug1oqm6y-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/OMalley-Wall-Street-Reform.pdf]*Ensure key political appointees are independent of Wall Street [https://14d2r744okfe40r1ug1oqm6y-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/OMalley-Wall-Street-Reform.pdf]*Close the regulator/prosecutor revolving door [https{{://14d2r744okfe40r1ug1oqm6y-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/OMalley-Wall-Street-Reform.pdf]**Institute a three-year revolving door ban**Institute an additional three-year mandatory disclosure rule*Immediately double funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Martin O'Malley (CFTCMiddle East) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) [https://14d2r744okfe40r1ug1oqm6y-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/OMalley-Wall-Street-Reform.pdf]*Elevate focus on economic crimes at the Department of Justice [https://14d2r744okfe40r1ug1oqm6y-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/OMalley-Wall-Street-Reform.pdf]**Create a standalone Economic Crimes Division*Immediately reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act and end "too big to fail" [https://14d2r744okfe40r1ug1oqm6y-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/OMalley-Wall-Street-Reform.pdf]*Implement a financial transaction tax to limit high-frequency trading [https://14d2r744okfe40r1ug1oqm6y-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/OMalley-Wall-Street-Reform.pdf]}}
===Competition and Anti-trust=Trade==*Restore competition and anti-trust laws, taking action within one year in office [https{{://martinomalley.com/15-goals/goal-14/]Martin O'Malley (Trade)}}
==Health PolicyImmigration=={{:Martin O'Malley (Immigration)}}
===Affordability=Environmental==*Encourage states to adopt comprehensive payment reform and consider options like hospital global budgeting, patient-centered medical homes, and accountable care organizations [https{{://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]**Supports an "all-payer" system [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/martin-omalley-believe-candidate-stands-11-issues/]*Improve the value of Medicare [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]**Launch a "Medicare Essential" program to provide comprehensive benefits Martin O'Malley (hospital, physician, prescription drug, supplemental coverageEnvironmental) in one opt-in plan*Increase support for primary care and promote widespread adoption of medical homes [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Require clarity in healthcare billing and fairness for the uninsured [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Enforce anti-trust law to counter dramatic price increases [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Fight against corporate tax inversions [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Ban price gouging for prescription drugs [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Use the government's purchasing power to ensure reasonable drug prices [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Invest in health information exchanges [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Expand patients' access to their own health data [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Prioritize data security in the transition to electronic medical records [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]}}
===Expanded Access to Care=Entrepreneurship and Innovation==*Build on the Affordable Care Act {{:Martin O'Malley (ACAEntrepreneurship and Innovation) [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]**Ensure access to affordable healthcare for immigrants**Work with states to close the "coverage gap"**Extend access for working families and their children**Treat multi-employer and high-cost plans fairly**Address high deductibles by covering critical services*Support universal access to reproductive care [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]**Promote universal access to prenatal care and family planning**Believes abortions should be legal without any intrusion or interference from the government [http://coed.com/2015/10/29/martin-omalley-2016-platform-on-the-issues-views-stance-presidential-democratic/]*Set a goal for universal access to primary, behavioral, and oral health care, supported by renewed investment in community health centers [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Eradicate lead poisoning by restoring funding for state programs and creating an interagency task force to find solutions to keep children healthy [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Reduce diseases and premature deaths caused by air pollution [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Mobilize communities to address the cause of health disparities [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Expand the National Health Service Corps and Area Health Education Centers and invest in the next generation of the health care workforce [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Task the Department of Health and Human Services with developing the basis for states, health systems, and health care providers for progress in health equity [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]}}
==Sources=Cures and Healthier Lives===*Invest in NIH and FDA research [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Support promising therapies at every step of development [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Release clinical trial data to advance scientific discovery [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Invest in early childhood health [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]**Provide stable funding for the ACA's Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program*Build on the ACA [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]**Protect the Prevention and Public Health Fund*Renew focus on preventing and treating infectious diseases [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]**Set goals for disease prevalence for diseases like HIV, hepatitis C, and tuberculosis*Reauthorize and fully fund the Older Americans Act [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Require Medicare and Medicaid programs to create a consistent set of incentives to encourage community-based care [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Encourage physicians to speak with their patients regarding end of life care and support the implementation of patient wishes [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]
MOW ===Mental Health and Addiction===*Invest in strong community health systems Martin O'Malley's website [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]*Integrate behavioral health and physical health care [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]**Introduce new incentives through Medicare and Medicaid to increase ease of access to behavioral health care*Stop the criminalization of mental illness [https://martinomalley.com/policy/health-care/]
MOW-1 ==Drug Policy==Goal 1 [https://martinomalley.com/15-goals/goal-1/]
MOW-4 ===Drug Overdose and Addiction===*Reduce deaths from drug overdose by 25% by 2020 [https://martinomalley.com/policy/addiction-treatment-and-prevention/]*Establish a national dashboard to monitor the overdose and addiction problem, track nationwide responses, and target resources to increase access to critical services [https://martinomalley.com/policy/addiction-treatment-and-prevention/]**Create and adopt a national strategy to reduce addiction to fentanyl (a deadly narcotic laced into heroin) within 100 days of taking office*Stop the over-prescription of pain medications [https://martinomalley.com/policy/addiction-treatment-and-prevention/]**Require physician training on pain prescribing**Strengthen prescription drug monitoring programs**Support patient education on pain*Expand access to treatment Goal 4 [https://martinomalley.com/policy/addiction15-treatment-and-preventiongoals/]**Expand access to Naloxone (a reversal drug used to treat overdoses from heroin and prescription opioids)**Equip all first responders with Naloxone and ensure all hospitals and first responders can quickly direct patients to effective addiction treatment options**Increase funding for effective therapies**Expand coverage of proven treatments under Medicare and Medicaid**Assure every veteran access to treatment within 12 hours*Invest in community resources for recovery [https://martinomalley.com/policy/addiction-treatment-andgoal-prevention4/]**Implement a public health response to addiction**Support community services**Launch a national campaign to reduce the stigma associated with drug addiction
MOW-5 ===Marijuana===*Supports the decriminalization of the possession of small amounts of marijuana Goal 5 [httphttps://www.denverpostmartinomalley.com/election/ci_28832902/democratic-candidate15-martin-omalley-talks-marijuana-2016-campaign]*Supports the legalization of medical marijuana [http://www.denverpost.com/election/ci_28832902goals/democratic-candidate-martin-omalley-talks-marijuana-2016goal-campaign]*Wants to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule II drug [http:/5/www.denverpost.com/election/ci_28832902/democratic-candidate-martin-omalley-talks-marijuana-2016-campaign]
MOW-14 ==Middle East==Goal 14 [https://martinomalley.com/15-goals/goal-14/]
MOW-FR ===Foreign Policy===*Adapt national security institutions to better anticipate fast-emerging threats [https://martinomalley.com/policy/foreign-policy/]*"Engage with a new generation of leaders from different walks of life—often in hostile environments where we lack historic ties; where we lack relationships" Financial Reform [https://martinomalley.com/policy/foreign-policy/]*Create a more farfinancial-sighted and proactive foreign policy based on engagement and collaboration [https://martinomalley.com/policy/foreign-policyreform/]
MOW-HC ===Iran===*"Negotiations are the best way to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon" Health Care [https://martinomalley.com/policy/foreignhealth-policycare/]**Supports a verifiable, enforceable, tightly-monitored nuclear deal
MOW-AT ===ISIS===*"Containing, degrading, and defeating ISIS will require an integrated approach" Addiction Treatment [https://martinomalley.com/policy/foreignaddiction-policytreatment-and-prevention/]**Focus on both military power and political solutions**Amplify credible, local voices in the region and counter ISIS propaganda**Encourage the Iraqi government to govern more inclusively
MOW-FP ===Israel===*Supports a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine Foreign Policy [httphttps://www.pbsmartinomalley.org/newshourcom/updatespolicy/martin-omalley-believe-candidate-stands-11foreign-issuespolicy/]
MOW-TP ===Syria===*Opposes a no-fly zone over Syria Trade Policy [httphttps://www.cnnmartinomalley.com/2015policy/10/11/politics/martin-omalley-against-no-fly-zone/]*Believes that the U.S. should accept 65,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2016 [http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/04/politics/martin-omalley-syriantrade-refugeespolicy/]
MOW-IR ==Trade==Immigration Reform [https://martinomalley.com/policy/immigration/]
MOW-CEF ===Trade Agreements===Clean Energy Future [https://martinomalley.com/policy/clean-energy-future/]
OTI ===Comprehensive Immigration Reform===*Immediately extend executive action to protect at least 9 million immigrants from deportation [https://martinomalley.com/15-goals/goal-5/]*Provide deferred action to the greatest possible number of immigrants [https://martinomalley.com/policy/immigration/]*Grant broad waivers to the three- or ten-year bar and work with Congress to achieve a permanent repeal [https://martinomalley.com/policy/immigration/]*Expand parole-in-place to benefit all spouses, children, and parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents [https://martinomalley.com/policy/immigration/]*Undertake significant outreach and educational programs to promote naturalization On The Issues [httpshttp://martinomalleywww.com/policy/immigration/]*Rescind the regulations restricting health care for deferred action recipients [https://martinomalleyontheissues.comorg/policy/immigration/]*Limit detention to only those who pose a clear threat to public safety [https://martinomalleyMartin_O%60Malley.com/policy/immigration/]*Close inhumane detention facilities [https://martinomalley.com/policy/immigration/]*Expand due process protections in the detention and immigration system [https://martinomalley.com/policy/immigration/]*Prevent racial and religious profiling [https://martinomalley.com/policy/immigration/]*Disentangle public safety and local law enforcement from immigration enforcement [https://martinomalley.com/policy/immigration/]*Ensure a secure border through the strategic use of personnel and technology, extensive training and support for immigration officers, and policies that address the root causes of migration [https://martinomalley.com/policy/immigration/]*Focus on priority cases that advance national security, address violent crime or financial fraud, and protect the most vulnerable members of society [https://martinomalley.com/policy/immigration/htm]
DP ==Environmental==Denver Post [http://www.denverpost.com/election/ci_28832902/democratic-candidate-martin-omalley-talks-marijuana-2016-campaign]
