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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 answerYes |
Healthcare › Mental Health
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only increase funding for personalised care instead of subsidising pharmaceutical companies |
Social › Gay Marriage
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Euthanasia
8>8 Personal answerThe system is too easily exploited, until we create a society that values the elderly and the sick and stops seeing them as a burden I think it's going to lead to all sorts of people ending their life purely because they don't want to be a burden on their loved ones. We need to change society before we enforce these sorts of thing |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples |
Healthcare › Universal Dental Care
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only by court order |
the Economy › Taxes
8>8 Personal answerLower the income tax rate and remove all existing tax loopholes for large corporations |
Domestic Policy › Internet Regulation
8>8 Personal answerNo |
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, and legalise, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
Social › Death Penalty
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
8>8 Personal answerYes, and make it a living wage |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only to address security threats, not monetary interests |
the Environment › Environmental Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
the Economy › Welfare
8>8 Personal answerBenefits for single parent families, families in poverty the elderly and for the sick or the sick should be increased all other benefits to be replaced by government sponsored work creation - |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for those who do not pursue further education or employment |
Housing › First Home Buyers
8>8 Personal answerYes and ban foreign investors from purchasing investment properties |
Foreign Policy › Terrorist Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerNo, they should be detained, investigated, and given a fair trial once they re-enter our country |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
8>8 Personal answerYes, for most but not all drugs |
Social › Hate Speech
8>8 Personal answerNo, freedom of speech laws should only protect you from criticizing the government |
Education › University Tuition
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
8>8 Personal answerNo, board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender |
Housing › Foreign Land Ownership
8>8 Personal answerthere should be no foreign ownership of New Zealand unless by marriage into a new Zealand family or a full residency paying taxes in new Zealand land land - we cannot purchase land in china we can lease it and it returns to China when we leave the same should apply in New Zealand |
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 answerYes |
Social › Transgender Athletes
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Transportation › Public Transportation
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Retirement Age
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Education › National Standards
8>8 Personal answerNo, teach to each student's potential instead of uniform testing |
Domestic Policy › Maori Parliament Seats
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
8>8 Personal answerYes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing |
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 |
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 answerNo, we should invest in cleaner alternatives such as wind, hydroelectric, thorium, and geothermal |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
8>8 Personal answerYes, but in the form of increased spending on infrastructure |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
8>8 Personal answerThe government should greatly tighten it's screening processes and apply them equally to all countries |
Domestic Policy › GP Visits
8>8 Personal answerAll healthcare in NZ should be made free for all citizens. |
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 |
Social › Niqāb
8>8 Personal answerYes, we should respect all cultural traditions |
Social › Women in Combat
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › 1080 Ban
8>8 Personal answeronly if it is going to subsidise by job creation increasing the manpower required to maintain the same level of pest irradication by practical means - including a bounty on possum and rabbit tails |
Foreign Policy › Israel Boycott
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods
8>8 Personal answerNO - NEVER - and especially not in areas where they can pollute other farmers with pollen and modified gene stock - it makes no sense - there is a rapidly increasing world wide market for clean organic food - we can make much better export market with premium clean food than with genetically modified food which is not even accepted by many countries as an import item - for example China one of our largest trading partners |
Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if the information was legally obtained |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerIncrease |
Crime › Private Prisons
8>8 Personal answerNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
8>8 Personal answerYes, except for felons convicted of murder or violent crimes |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
8>8 Personal answerYes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue |
Social › Parental Leave
8>8 Personal answerPaid parental leave should cover 70% of wages (or a minimum of the living wage for 40 hours a week. If working part time then can top up to this level); last for at least 1 year from birth of the child; either parent can take it (so can be the mother, the father, or both, but obviously only one at a time). Households earning over 150K per year won't recieve any parental leave |
the Economy › Bonus Cap
8>8 Personal answerNo, any worker should be rewarded based on their success |
the Environment › Water Tax
8>8 Personal answerbusiness should pay for the water they use , have a payment structure that rewards businesses by rebate on saving water and water implementing efficiencies and also charged for their waste water to the environment because it's not the rate payers responsibility to subsidise business |
the Economy › Labor Unions
8>8 Personal answerHelp |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerNo, but allow donations from unions and non-profits |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
8>8 Personal answerNo, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only small local farms instead of large corporations |
Housing › Land Supply
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only to build state housing |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerYes, unless they have committed a crime |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
8>8 Personal answerYes early release however charged the full cost of the prison , arrest, legal and police services they incurred on the tax payer for their crime. this money to be automatically deducted from earnings over all of life if necessary- if they do not have work then government work has to also be provided so they can pay their debt to society in full . Just like a student loan |
the Economy › State Ownership
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
8>8 Personal answerNo, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote |
the Economy › Domestic Jobs
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Government Pensions
8>8 Personal answerYes, adjust them yearly for cost of living |
Education › Charter Schools
8>8 Personal answerYes, but not at the expense of funding public schools |
the Economy › Tariffs
8>8 Personal answeryes on products we manufacture here - no on products needed to accelerate the economy and no on raw materials - we have lost our ability to manufacture and we need to increase our self reliance |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
8>8 Personal answerNo, tax returns have nothing to do with their ability to perform their duties |
the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership
8>8 Personal answerNo, this will incentivise companies to move jobs out of the country |
the Economy › Offshore Banking
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as offshore income is reported |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
8>8 Personal answerNo, we already have term limits that are called “elections” |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
8>8 Personal answerYes, but it should only cover very basic and simple topics |
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 answerI do not have the knowledge to have an informed view on this |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Bitcoin
8>8 Personal answerno it has no intrinsic value and more importantly requires vast amounts of energy to keep alive and rare earth metals for the computer servers to maintain it - when there is no electricity there is no bit coin |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
8>8 Personal answerWhen appropriate increase... pay our troops more money ... eliminate waste and wasteful projects |
Elections › Elected Representatives
8>8 Personal answerNo, this would give too much political power to a small number of representatives |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
8>8 Personal answerNo, I don’t respect anyone who does but they should have the right to do so |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
8>8 Personal answerCharge them turnover or financial transactions tax. |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as the local environment is not compromised |
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