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Property tax relief should be equitable, cost-effective, and targeted to homeowners with low and moderate incomes burdened by their property tax bill.

Prior to finalizing annual budget decisions, localities should inform taxpayers of the property tax rate required to maintain revenues at the same level as the

Due to their regressive nature, raising state and local sales taxes should not be the first choice for increasing tax revenues.

States and localities should include services in the taxable base to reduce regressivity and improve neutrality.

Exemptions from state retail sales taxes should be narrowly designed to reduce their regressive nature and avoid

Government workers should continue to have access to defined-benefit plans.

Modifications to retirement plans or plan formulas should hold harmless current beneficiaries and employees.

Policymakers should explore new, more consumer-centered systems for providing low-income assistance.

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

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 pro