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States should distribute public revenue only to social service agencies that are formally accountable to taxpayers. This should be demonstrated by performance-based measures. 

Congress should mandate the use of the Supplemental Poverty Meas

States should adequately fund and broaden their methods of financing public education. Education financing should be shifted from property taxes to less regressive forms of taxation. 

States should generally avoid arbitrary limitations on property taxes.

Property taxes should be equitable. 

Policymakers should conduct oversight on data brokers to ensure transparency and accountability. Data brokers should be required to register with a regulator.

Policymakers should protect against the misuse of data, including: 

Policymakers and the private sector should ensure that organizations effectively protect against unauthorized access to or misuse of personal information.

Organizations must effectively inform consumers about how their personal information is secured and what actions will be taken in the event of a security breach. 

Companies, government agencies, and individuals should protect the unauthorized use, display, collection, and sale of SSNs.