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New Conservative Party

The New Conservative Party advocates for social conservatism and environmental pragmatism with lower taxation and reduced…

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New Conservative Party’s policies on economic issues

These issues below are sorted in descending order based on how important the average New Zealander voter ranked them on the quiz.

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the Economy  ›  Equal Pay

Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?

  ChatGPTNo, the government should never determine what a private business should pay employees

the Economy  ›  Taxes

Should New Zealand raise taxes on the rich?

  Public statementsNo

the Economy  ›  Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the national minimum wage?

  ChatGPTNo, this will only cause prices to increase in a never ending cycle

the Economy  ›  Welfare

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?

  ChatGPTMore, reform the system so that it supplements, rather than replaces, a working income

the Economy  ›  Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

  Public statementsYes

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the Economy  ›  Capital Gains Tax

Should New Zealand introduce a capital gains tax?

  ChatGPTNo

the Economy  ›  Retirement Age

Should the age of retirement be raised?

  ChatGPTNo, but incentivise those who choose to continue work

the Economy  ›  Four-day Workweek

Should New Zealand transition to a four-day workweek?

  ChatGPTNo

the Economy  ›  Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

  ChatGPTNo, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth

the Economy  ›  Government Spending

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

  ChatGPTYes

the Economy  ›  Corporate Tax

Should New Zealand raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

  ChatGPTLower

the Economy  ›  Economic Stimulus

Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?

  ChatGPTYes, but in the form of tax breaks for all citizens

the Economy  ›  Bonus Cap

Should bankers’ bonuses be capped at 100% of their pay?

  ChatGPTNo, any worker should be rewarded based on their success

the Economy  ›  Farm Subsidies

Should the government subsidize New Zealand farmers?

  ChatGPTYes, but only small local farms instead of large corporations

the Economy  ›  Labor Unions

Do you believe trade unions help or hurt the economy?

  ChatGPTHurt, I support some private unions but am strongly against public unions

the Economy  ›  State Ownership

Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?

  ChatGPTNo, the government should never own shares of private companies

the Economy  ›  Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

  ChatGPTNo, not until we decrease our national debt

the Economy  ›  Domestic Jobs

Should the government provide tax incentives to private companies to keep jobs within the country?

  ChatGPTYes

the Economy  ›  Tariffs

Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?

  ChatGPTNo, this will hurt our manufacturing businesses that rely on importing cheap resources to make their products

the Economy  ›  Trans-Pacific Partnership

Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?

  ChatGPTNo, this will incentivise companies to move jobs out of the country

the Economy  ›  Offshore Banking

Should New Zealand’s citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?

  ChatGPTYes, as long as offshore income is reported

the Economy  ›  Surcharge Ban

Should the government ban surcharges tacked onto concert tickets, cable bills, banking services, hotel bookings and other purchases?

  ChatGPTNo, the government should not regulate what private businesses can charge consumers

the Economy  ›  Gig worker tax reporting

Should online payment platforms be forced to report all transactions over $600 to the IRS?

  ChatGPTNo, private transactions should be kept private

the Economy  ›  Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

  ChatGPTNo

the Economy  ›  Stock Buybacks

Should the government tax stock buybacks?

  ChatGPTNo

the Economy  ›  Decentralised Finance

Should the technology of our financial system transition to a decentralized protocol, that is not owned or controlled by any corporation, similar to the internet?

  ChatGPTNo