Here are your answers compared to this voter’s answers.
Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
8>8 Personal answerNo, hire professionally trained security guards instead |
Social › Abortion
8>8 Personal answerPro-choice |
the Economy › Equal Pay
8>8 Personal answerNo, this is irrelevant because the gender wage gap is a myth |
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 answerNo |
Social › Euthanasia
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if there is no chance they will survive their illness |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes, and the government should regulate the price of all prescription drugs |
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
8>8 Personal answerNo, and adoption agencies should prioritize offering children to straight couples before offering to gay couples |
Healthcare › Universal Dental Care
8>8 Personal answerYes, with a subsidy only for health dental care, not cosmetic or other. |
Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerNo |
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, do not censor or monitor data |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
8>8 Personal answerNo, but hold parents criminally liable for transferring deadly diseases to other children |
Healthcare › Marijuana
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Social › Death Penalty
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
8>8 Personal answerNo, most minimum wage jobs are meant to develop experience, not support a family |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Environmental Regulation
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Welfare
8>8 Personal answerMore, but increase benefits for the elderly and disabled |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for those who are starting to build a criminal record |
Foreign Policy › Terrorist Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Housing › First Home Buyers
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
8>8 Personal answerNo, but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation |
Social › Hate Speech
8>8 Personal answerYes, because I don’t trust the government to define the boundaries of hate speech |
Education › University Tuition
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Housing › Foreign Land Ownership
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for overseas investors |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Housing › Housing Infrastructure
8>8 Personal answerNo, we should limit immigration to slow down the housing demand instead |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo, increase consumer incentives to recycle these products instead |
Social › Transgender Athletes
8>8 Personal answerNo, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate |
Transportation › Public Transportation
8>8 Personal answerOnly if a cost benefit analysis can be passed and can be proven effective. Not at the expense of other road users. |
the Economy › Retirement Age
8>8 Personal answerNo, and it should be lowered |
Domestic Policy › Maori Parliament Seats
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Education › National Standards
8>8 Personal answerYes |
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 answerNo, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth |
the Environment › Animal Testing
8>8 Personal answerThey should be able to test things on pest or harmful creatures |
Education › Te Reo Māori
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Education › Student Allowance
8>8 Personal answerYes, it should be based off secondary/tertiary results and not the parents income |
Healthcare › Healthcare Privatisation
8>8 Personal answerLess |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
8>8 Personal answerKeep current rates but eliminate deductions and loop holes |
the Economy › Government Spending
8>8 Personal answerNo, focus on ending tax evasion instead |
Science › Nuclear Energy
8>8 Personal answerYes, but not in New Zealand. Our proximity to major fault-lines and tsunami risks make NZ an unreasonably dangerous place for nuclear reactors. Nuclear energy is fine where risk is appropriately managed - but in my view that cannot be achieved in NZ. |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes, social media companies are politically biased and need to be regulated |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
8>8 Personal answerYes, but in the form of assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › COVID Mask Mandate
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › GP Visits
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Woman Quotas
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Fracking
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Social › Niqāb
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Social › Women in Combat
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › 1080 Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo, it is the best solution we currently have |
Foreign Policy › Israel Boycott
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods
8>8 Personal answerGenetic MODIFICATION based on organic / natural breeding techniques is OK - this is how we have varietals in many crops. Genetic engineering where specific genes are manipulated without the time taken to see how nature responds should be illegal. |
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 |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Crime › Private Prisons
8>8 Personal answerYes |
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 answerYes, up to a maximum |
the Economy › Bonus Cap
8>8 Personal answerYes, and lower the cap to 50% |
Crime › Defunding the Police
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Water Tax
8>8 Personal answerNo, only if they are shipping resources overseas |
the Economy › Labor Unions
8>8 Personal answerHelp if they are constructive; hurt if all they do is cause national strikes (e.g. boilermakers in the 70s and 80s |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only small local farms instead of large corporations |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerYes, but limit the amount they can donate |
Housing › Land Supply
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if it is unproductive land |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerNo, and we should not allow any new immigrants into the country at this time |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › State Ownership
8>8 Personal answerAcquire equity if the company cannot/will not pay it back over an agreed time. |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Domestic Jobs
8>8 Personal answerLow tariffs for outsourced workers in the Commonwealth. Extreme increase in taxes and tariffs for all other foreign workers unless they fulfill a highly skilled job, such as; diesel mechanic, medical practioner, etc. |
the Economy › Government Pensions
8>8 Personal answerYes, for government workers but not for politicians |
Education › Charter Schools
8>8 Personal answerYes, but not at the expense of funding public schools |
the Economy › Tariffs
8>8 Personal answerNo, this will hurt our manufacturing businesses that rely on importing cheap resources to make their products |
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, there are too many hidden provisions in this specific agreement |
the Economy › Offshore Banking
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as offshore income is reported |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
8>8 Personal answerNo. But they should be regularly audited to check their privilidge, attendance, corrouption, and conflicts of interest. |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
8>8 Personal answerDecrease |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Bitcoin
8>8 Personal answerNo, and it has no intrinsic value |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
8>8 Personal answerIncrease |
Elections › Elected Representatives
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerYes, if the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents |
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