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A balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution should not be adopted. 

Policymakers should enact effective and balanced rules for fiscal discipline. 

Policymakers should provide for transparency and honesty in the budget process. 

Governments should avoid enacting laws that are inconsistent with U.S. Supreme Court precedent on takings.

A variety of criteria should be used when evaluating proposals to stimulate the economy: 

Relief packages for people facing hardships due to economic downturns should be temporary and well-targeted.

The debate over immigration to the U.S.

Program participant cost-sharing for either community or institutional services should be modest. It should not favor one type of service over another.

Some tax revenues for a new LTSS program should be earmarked to an LTSS trust fund. This would build adequate reserves to cover later generations.

The federal government should create a public social insurance benefit that provides coverage for LTSS. It should be within Medicare or in a new public program.