Martin O'Malley
Revision as of 15:12, 22 January 2016 by imported>Julia (→Jobs and Business Policy)
Contents
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
- 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
- Unemployment
- cut the unemployment rate among young people in half within 3 years
- reach full employment for American veterans by 2020
Health Policy
Drug Policy
Middle East
Trade
Immigration
Environmental
- Renewable Energy [2]
- 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
