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Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
9>9 Personal answerNo, this would be an absolute disaster and hardly anyone would support this in Aotearoa or most countries except the USA |
Social › Abortion
9>9 Personal answerPro-choice, and providing birth control, sex education, and more social services will help reduce the number of abortions |
the Economy › Equal Pay
9>9 Personal answerYes, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position |
Healthcare › Mental Health
9>9 Personal answerYes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services |
Social › Gay Marriage
9>9 Personal answerYes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
9>9 Personal answerYes, and we should socialise medicine and healthcare |
Healthcare › Universal Dental Care
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance
9>9 Personal answerNo, and enact legislation preventing government surveillance of citizen communications |
the Economy › Taxes
9>9 Personal answerYes, income tax should be made more progressive (including a tax free threshold at the bottom of the income bands), and taxes on wealth, capital gains, financial transactions, and pollution should be introduced |
Domestic Policy › Internet Regulation
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only to prevent child pornography and other major harms |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
9>9 Personal answerYes, but with exceptions for those whose religious beliefs forbid use of vaccines |
Healthcare › Marijuana
9>9 Personal answerYes, and legalise, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
9>9 Personal answerYes, and make it a living wage |
Social › Gender Transition
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only to protect the country from human rights violations by a tyrannical ruler |
the Environment › Environmental Regulation
9>9 Personal answerYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
the Economy › Welfare
9>9 Personal answerFewer, current benefits do not provide enough support |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
9>9 Personal answerNo, and we should work towards abolition of militaries and warfare |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
9>9 Personal answerNo, this is discrimination against welfare recipients, and if they have drug problems, a punitive arm of the state with the power to withhold benefits will not help them with these health problems |
Housing › First Home Buyers
9>9 Personal answerYes, reduce first home deposits to 0% |
Foreign Policy › Terrorist Citizenship
9>9 Personal answerNo, they should be detained, investigated, and given a fair trial once they re-enter our country |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
9>9 Personal answerYes, in fact legalise all drugs and take a health approach not a criminal approach to drug harms |
Education › University Tuition
9>9 Personal answerYes, tertiary education is a public good, and if it also benefits the individual through higher income, they should pay for this through more progressive income taxes |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
9>9 Personal answerNo, I do not believe in the death penalty |
Housing › Foreign Land Ownership
9>9 Personal answerYes, and all foreign land purchases should require consent |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only on investment property |
Housing › Housing Infrastructure
9>9 Personal answerYes, except road spending should go to public transport instead |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
9>9 Personal answerYes, and work towards all disposable products needing to be made of 100% biodegradable material wherever technology is reasonably available, with research and development funding to develop more technologies for biodegradable materials. |
Transportation › Public Transportation
9>9 Personal answerYes, and provide more free public transportation |
the Economy › Retirement Age
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Four-day Workweek
9>9 Personal answerYes, and require overtime pay for work over four days per week |
Domestic Policy › Maori Parliament Seats
9>9 Personal answerNo, and there should be more Māori representation built into political structures (the macron should be added as the standard correct spelling of Māori in most dialects) |
Education › National Standards
9>9 Personal answerNo, teach to each student's potential instead of uniform testing |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
9>9 Personal answerYes, private companies should not be able to profit off of healthcare |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
9>9 Personal answerYes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing |
Education › Te Reo Māori
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Education › Student Allowance
9>9 Personal answerYes, and increase the amount of allowance |
the Environment › Animal Testing
9>9 Personal answerYes, but not for cosmetics |
Healthcare › Healthcare Privatisation
9>9 Personal answerLess, and there should be no privatization of the healthcare industry |
the Economy › Government Spending
9>9 Personal answerNo, cuts to public spending will negatively affect the economy |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
9>9 Personal answerKeep current rates but eliminate deductions and loop holes |
Science › Nuclear Energy
9>9 Personal answerNo, we should invest in cleaner alternatives such as wind, hydroelectric, thorium, and geothermal |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
9>9 Personal answerYes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo, banning immigrants based on their religion is against human rights. We don’t have a constitution. |
Domestic Policy › GP Visits
9>9 Personal answerNo, GP visits should be free as part of a fully funded public health system |
Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Woman Quotas
9>9 Personal answerNo, diversity should be encouraged but not forced |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Fracking
9>9 Personal answerNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead |
Elections › Mental competency testing
9>9 Personal answerNo, mental competency is too subjective and the testing process could be abused |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › 1080 Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo, it is the best solution we currently have |
Healthcare › Medical Consensus
9>9 Personal answerYes, and the doctors should also lose their medical license |
the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
9>9 Personal answerRemove immigration controls |
Crime › Private Prisons
9>9 Personal answerNo, and we should work towards prison abolition |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
9>9 Personal answerYes, every citizen deserves the right to vote |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
9>9 Personal answerYes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue |
Crime › Demilitarize the Police
9>9 Personal answerNo, extreme situations should be handled by higher agencies with specialized training and equipment |
the Economy › Bonus Cap
9>9 Personal answerYes, and nationalise the banks |
Crime › Defunding the Police
9>9 Personal answerYes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls |
the Environment › Water Tax
9>9 Personal answerYes, and use the funds to clean up local waterways |
the Economy › Labor Unions
9>9 Personal answerHelp |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only small local farms instead of large corporations |
Elections › Campaign Finance
9>9 Personal answerNo, but allow donations from unions and non-profits |
Housing › Land Supply
9>9 Personal answerNo, build up instead of out |
the Environment › Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
9>9 Personal answerNo, and we should be focusing more on improving public transportation |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Education › Charter Schools
9>9 Personal answerNo, and education should not be privatised |
Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato
9>9 Personal answerNo, and abolish NATO |
Housing › Homeless Encampments
9>9 Personal answerYes, and create more social programs to provide free food, clothing, and medicine |
Foreign Policy › Ukrainian Defense Funding
9>9 Personal answerYes, but not weapons of mass destruction or weapons associated with war crimes such as depleted uranium |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
9>9 Personal answerYes, and require a public audit each year they are in office |
the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership
9>9 Personal answerNo, there are too many hidden provisions in this specific agreement |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
9>9 Personal answerNo, most citizens couldn’t even pass a citizenship test |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
9>9 Personal answerNo, but decrease their salary and retirement benefits |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
9>9 Personal answerYes, and increase the amount |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
9>9 Personal answerYes, we should keep our promise, made in 1970 and repeated several times since, to devote at least 0.7% of Gross National Income to foreign aid |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
9>9 Personal answerDecrease, and work towards abolition of militaries and warfare |
Elections › Elected Representatives
9>9 Personal answerNo, but reduce their salaries and retirement benefits |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
9>9 Personal answerNo, this is a violation of free speech |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
9>9 Personal answerNo, spend that money on improving infrastructure and the community to attract companies |
the Economy › Stock Buybacks
9>9 Personal answerI do not understand what stock buybacks are |
the Economy › Decentralised Finance
9>9 Personal answerNo, and I don’t understand the concept of decentralised finance |
Foreign Policy › Saudi Arabia and Iran
9>9 Personal answerYes, we should always promote diplomatic peace talks during foreign conflicts |
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