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Monitoring

Policy

Any changes to the determination and appeals process should ensure the following:

Increasing participation

Policy

Employers should be required to automatically enroll employees in their retirement plans.

Spousal protections

Policy

The laws governing state and local retirement funds should be amended where necessary to provide surviving and divorced spouses of public retirees with at least the same protections that the Employ

Chapter 1 Introduction

Introduction

Maintaining trust and confidence in the government requires strong democratic processes and government institutions.

Chapter 2 Introduction

Introduction

Government budgets reflect the priorities of policymakers. They specify what programs and activities the government will support and how to raise the money needed to fund them.

Chapter 4 Introduction

Introduction

Americans’ retirement income comes from several sources. For most, Social Security income is the foundation of financial security in retirement.

Universal coverage

Policy

Social Security should cover all workers, including all newly hired state and local government workers.

Public Financing

Policy

Policymakers should enact and update public financing systems for elections. This includes increasing matching funds, particularly for small donations.

Uniform standards

Policy

Policymakers should establish and enforce uniform standards to safeguard the integrity of the electoral process.

Voter participation

Policy

Policymakers should encourage and promote maximum participation in the electoral process.