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==Jobs and Business Policy==
 
==Jobs and Business Policy==
  
*Increasing Median Net Worth
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*Increasing Median Net Worth [https://martinomalley.com/15-goals/goal-1/]
 
**reach wage growth of 4% annually by 2018
 
**reach wage growth of 4% annually by 2018
 
**increase number of families with adequate retirement savings by 50% within 8 years
 
**increase number of families with adequate retirement savings by 50% within 8 years
**cut the pay gap between full-time men and women workers in half by 2025
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**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
  
 
*Unemployment
 
*Unemployment
**cut the unemployment rate among young people in half within 3 years
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**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
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**reach full employment for American veterans by 2020 [https://martinomalley.com/15-goals/goal-4/]
  
 
==Health Policy==
 
==Health Policy==

Revision as of 15:14, 22 January 2016

Issues

Martin O'Malley's vision consists of "15 Goals to Rebuild the American Dream." [1]

Tax Reform

Jobs and Business Policy

  • Increasing Median Net Worth [2]
    • reach wage growth of 4% annually by 2018
    • increase number of families with adequate retirement savings by 50% within 8 years
    • 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
  • Unemployment
    • cut the unemployment rate among young people in half within 3 years [3]
    • reach full employment for American veterans by 2020 [4]

Health Policy

Drug Policy

Middle East

Trade

Immigration

Environmental

  • Renewable Energy [5]
    • create a Clean Energy Jobs Corps to partner with communities to become more energy efficient, create new green spaces, and restore and expand forests
    • generate 100% of American electricity with renewable energy by 2050
    • federal legislation that caps 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
    • reject projects like Keystone XL and deny new permits for drilling in Alaska, the arctic, and off the coast
    • increase royalties and emissions fees for fossil fuel companies currently drilling on federal land and invest proceeds in jobs and skills training