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Public retirement systems should establish a maximum vesting period of five years for DB plans and one year for employers’ matching contributions to defined contribution or hybrid plans.
Federal and state laws should prohibit maximum hiring ages and mandatory retirement ages for all workers. This should include public-safety employees.
Businesses that bid on federal, state, and local contracts should be required to report any complaints and determinations of unlawful and unfair practices.
Policymakers should increase subsidies for low-income rural housing to preserve existing affordable housing units and construct new units.
Self-help housing programs, which enable low-income households to become homeowners by working together to build homes through “sweat equity,” should be supported.
Policymakers should encourage competition that enables purchasers to obtain price discounts from pharmaceutical manufacturers.