Here are your answers compared to this voter’s answers.
Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
8>8 Personal answerNo, this would increase the risk of accidental shootings |
Social › Abortion
8>8 Personal answerPro-choice, and providing birth control, sex education, and more social services will help reduce the number of abortions |
the Economy › Equal Pay
8>8 Personal answerNo, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary |
Healthcare › Mental Health
8>8 Personal answerYes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services |
Social › Gay Marriage
8>8 Personal answerYes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
8>8 Personal answerno kiwis should have more access to life-saving drugs |
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › Universal Dental Care
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Taxes
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Internet Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes but only to prevent child pornography and other forms of indecent human behaviour |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for deadly contagious diseases |
Healthcare › Marijuana
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for medical use, and legalise, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
Social › Death Penalty
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Environmental Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
the Economy › Welfare
8>8 Personal answerMore |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Housing › First Home Buyers
8>8 Personal answerThe government should not interfere with citizens' financial matters unless life-threatening. |
Foreign Policy › Terrorist Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
8>8 Personal answerYes, but provide treatment for those testing positive |
Education › University Tuition
8>8 Personal answerYes, tuition costs are currently too expensive |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Housing › Foreign Land Ownership
8>8 Personal answerYes, and all foreign land purchases should require consent |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
8>8 Personal answerThis is a difficult question - as it is my understanding that some of the money laundered from Drug Trafficking gets used to finance arms shipments - as I have said above the death penalty should be applied for deliberate acts of Terrorism. |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only on investment property |
Foreign Policy › Hong Kong Fugitive Extradition
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Housing › Housing Infrastructure
8>8 Personal answerYes, except road spending should go to public transport instead |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo, increase consumer incentives to recycle these products instead |
Transportation › Public Transportation
8>8 Personal answerYes, and provide more free public transportation |
the Economy › Retirement Age
8>8 Personal answerNo, the current age of 65 is sufficient |
Domestic Policy › Maori Parliament Seats
8>8 Personal answerYes, race should not impact seats |
Education › National Standards
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
8>8 Personal answerYes, this system guarantees healthcare for everyone and the quality of healthcare should be increased |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
8>8 Personal answerNo, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth |
the Environment › Animal Testing
8>8 Personal answerYes, but not for cosmetics |
Education › Student Allowance
8>8 Personal answerYes, but I would prefer a free education system |
Education › Te Reo Māori
8>8 Personal answerNo, it should be optional in every school but not compulsory |
Healthcare › Healthcare Privatisation
8>8 Personal answerLess, and provide more government funding |
the Economy › Government Spending
8>8 Personal answerNo, cuts to public spending will negatively affect the economy |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
8>8 Personal answerIncrease for large multinational corporations but lower for small businesses |
Science › Nuclear Energy
8>8 Personal answerYes, temporarily while we increase investment into cleaner renewable alternatives |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
8>8 Personal answerNo, the government should not determine what is fake or real news |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
8>8 Personal answerNo, and the government should drastically reduce spending during recessions |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › GP Visits
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Woman Quotas
8>8 Personal answerNo, the most qualified candidate should get the position regardless of gender |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Fracking
8>8 Personal answerNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › 1080 Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Israel Boycott
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods
8>8 Personal answerYes subject to proper oversight |
Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if releasing the information does not threaten our national security |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerIncrease |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Crime › Private Prisons
8>8 Personal answerNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
8>8 Personal answerNo, this would encourage drug use and lower funding for rehabilitation centers |
the Economy › Bonus Cap
8>8 Personal answerNo, any worker should be rewarded based on their success |
Crime › Defunding the Police
8>8 Personal answerNo, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities |
the Environment › Water Tax
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
8>8 Personal answerNo, but the government should provide free language learning courses, it is their own choice |
the Economy › Labor Unions
8>8 Personal answerHurt |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerYes, but limit the amount they can donate |
Housing › Land Supply
8>8 Personal answerNo, but large cities such as Auckland and Queenstown should |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
8>8 Personal answerNo, we should build more prisons |
the Economy › State Ownership
8>8 Personal answerYes, the government should receive equity for any financial aid they provide to companies |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only after living in the country for 10 years, but they should not be allowed to vote in local elections |
the Economy › Domestic Jobs
8>8 Personal answerNo, the government should not interfere with the free market |
the Economy › Government Pensions
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for low-income pensioners |
Education › Charter Schools
8>8 Personal answerNo, we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages instead |
the Economy › Tariffs
8>8 Personal answerYes, our country has been on the losing side of trade deals for too long |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
8>8 Personal answerYes, but it should only cover very basic and simple topics |
the Economy › Offshore Banking
8>8 Personal answerYes, provided their income on the investments is taxed for the benefit of New Zealand. |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
8>8 Personal answerSupport those with valuable experience while still allowing new officials with new and innovative ideas to stand a fair chance |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only relative to the amount that other countries contribute |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
8>8 Personal answerIncrease |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Bitcoin
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
8>8 Personal answerIncrease |
Elections › Elected Representatives
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
8>8 Personal answerYes but should only carry a deterrent penalty, name and shame type arrangement. |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerNo, spend that money on improving infrastructure and the community to attract companies |
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