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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, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position |
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 |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes, and we should socialise medicine and healthcare |
Healthcare › Universal Dental Care
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerOnly for criminal investigation, not political reasons |
the Economy › Taxes
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Internet Regulation
8>8 Personal answerThis is an area to move carefully - there is a need to better control criminal and illegal / dishonest activity however mass surveillance is entirely inappropriate |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as it is safe for them to return to their country |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
8>8 Personal answerYes, but with exceptions for those whose religious beliefs forbid use of vaccines |
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 answerNo, and we should not try to influence any other country’s elections or policy |
the Environment › Environmental Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
the Economy › Welfare
8>8 Personal answerAll beneficiaries should attend centres from 9-4 to ensure they have skills needed to get work, specifically literacy and numeracy skills, budgeting, dressing for the job, interviewing skills, basic work skills and CV help. The benefits should be for specific time frame not lifetime. It is a stepping stone not a crutch. They should be be offered 3 job opportunities in their appropriate fields, they can decline the first two options although if they decline the third option then their benefit stops. No benefit for immigrants particularly older parents who come in after their working children are accepted for work here and take a pension when they did not contribute to it. |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
8>8 Personal answerNo, service should be a choice instead of an obligation |
Foreign Policy › Terrorist Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerNo, they should be detained, investigated, and given a fair trial once they re-enter our country |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
8>8 Personal answerYes, and retroactively reduce sentences for those already serving time |
Housing › First Home Buyers
8>8 Personal answerYes, and ban overseas buyers from purchasing investment properties (including retroactive bans for those who have already made such a purchase) |
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 |
Housing › Foreign Land Ownership
8>8 Personal answerYes, but I’d prefer that land should only be owned by citizens and domestic companies |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
8>8 Personal answerNo, sentence them to life in prison without parole instead |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
8>8 Personal answerYes, but primarily for investment properties and overseas investors |
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, and ban all disposable products that are not made of at least 75% of biodegradable material |
Transportation › Public Transportation
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if the spending goes towards environmentally friendly solutions |
the Economy › Retirement Age
8>8 Personal answerNo, the current age of 65 is sufficient |
Domestic Policy › Maori Parliament Seats
8>8 Personal answerNo, and there should be more Maori representation built into political structures |
Education › National Standards
8>8 Personal answerNo: focus on the development of each student and stop schools from being focused entirely on getting results |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
8>8 Personal answerYes, private companies should not be able to profit off of healthcare |
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 › Te Reo Māori
8>8 Personal answerNo, it should be optional in every school but not compulsory |
Education › Student Allowance
8>8 Personal answerYes, and increase the amount of allowance |
Healthcare › Healthcare Privatisation
8>8 Personal answerLess, and there should be no privatization of the healthcare industry |
the Economy › Government Spending
8>8 Personal answerNo, increase taxes on the wealthy instead |
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 tax breaks for low income citizens |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo, banning immigrants based on their religion is unconstitutional |
Healthcare › COVID Mask Mandate
8>8 Personal answerYes, except for certain medical conditions |
Domestic Policy › GP Visits
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Woman Quotas
8>8 Personal answerYes, our government should reflect the diversity of our society |
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 answerYes, and aggressively pursue alternative methods |
Foreign Policy › Israel Boycott
8>8 Personal answerNo, this is a violation of free speech |
the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods
8>8 Personal answerYes, but producers should not be able to patent seeds |
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 answerDecrease, companies are currently taking advantage of this program to decrease wages |
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 |
the Economy › Bonus Cap
8>8 Personal answerYes, and nationalise the banks |
Crime › Defunding the Police
8>8 Personal answerYes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls |
the Environment › Water Tax
8>8 Personal answerYes, and use the funds to clean up local waterways |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
8>8 Personal answerNo, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country |
the Economy › Labor Unions
8>8 Personal answerNeither, they are required to protect workers particularly in lower-paid occupations where employers can take advantage of them. This is necessary to maintain a proper standard of living for emplyees |
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, but only small local farms instead of large corporations |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerNo, but allow donations from unions and non-profits |
Housing › Land Supply
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if the land could not be used for other purposes such as counteracting climate change |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerYes, unless they have committed an act of terrorism |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
8>8 Personal answerYes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis |
the Economy › State Ownership
8>8 Personal answerNo, but doing so needs to send a message to the companies that the government bails out (with the exception of small businesses) |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
8>8 Personal answerYes. If they have been granted citizenship |
the Economy › Government Pensions
8>8 Personal answerYes, for government workers but not for politicians |
the Economy › Domestic Jobs
8>8 Personal answerNo, but drastically increase taxes and import tariffs on outsourcing businesses |
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 answerThe government should increase tariffs to the point where wages in the production country match NZ wages so it encourages producers to improve wages in developing nations |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
8>8 Personal answerYes, and require a public audit each year they are in office |
the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership
8>8 Personal answerNo, there are too many hidden provisions in this specific agreement |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
8>8 Personal answerNo, most citizens couldn’t even pass a citizenship test |
the Economy › Offshore Banking
8>8 Personal answerNo, too many wealthy citizens are abusing loopholes in offshore banking laws to evade taxes |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
8>8 Personal answerYes, and decrease their salary and retirement benefits |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
8>8 Personal answerIncrease, but only for countries that have no human rights violations |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Bitcoin
8>8 Personal answerNo, the Bitcoin industry is contributing towards climate change by consuming excessive amounts of power from local grids, forcing increased production of power |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
8>8 Personal answerDecrease |
Elections › Elected Representatives
8>8 Personal answerNo, but reduce their salaries and retirement benefits |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
8>8 Personal answerNo, but class it under disorderly conduct |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
8>8 Personal answerI believe the NZ Government does not have the power to do so, but it does have the capacity to enforce regulations and work towards an understanding of what is and is not acceptable, especially in regards to online misinformation, fake news, and fair treatment of employees |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerNo, spend that money on improving infrastructure and the community to attract companies |
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