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Policies and regulations should prioritize placing children in foster care with grandparents and other caregiver relatives whenever possible and appropriate.
Policymakers should support efforts to improve the quality of foods purchased and consumed by SNAP recipients, such as through nutrition
States should make it as simple as possible for grandparents and other caregiver relatives to enroll in school children in their care or obtain medical treatment for them.
States should distribute public revenue only to social service agencies that are formally accountable to taxpayers.
Congress should mandate the use of the Supplemental Poverty MeasureA method for measuring povert
Policymakers should expand opportunities for people to volunteer in their communities. This includes older adults and people with disabilities.
Tax reform should focus on raising sufficient revenue. It should make the tax system more equitable and efficient.
Reforms should
States should increase the progressive nature of their income tax systems.
Reforming business taxes, such as the corporate tax or a tax on the financial industry, should be considered in any effort to raise additional revenue.