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-life |
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, marriage should be defined as between a man and woman |
Social › Euthanasia
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes, but the government has to play a role in encouraging research and development of life saving drugs e.g. tax break, financial incentives for work in this area |
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
8>8 Personal answerNo, and I believe a mother and father family structure is best for the child |
Healthcare › Universal Dental Care
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for children and senior citizens |
Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for those with criminal backgrounds |
the Economy › Taxes
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Internet Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only to prevent child pornography and copyright infringement |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
8>8 Personal answerNo, fund public ad campaigns about the risks and benefits instead |
Healthcare › Marijuana
8>8 Personal answerMedical Reasons only |
Social › Death Penalty
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
8>8 Personal answerNo, this will only cause prices to increase in a never ending cycle |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Environmental Regulation
8>8 Personal answerNo, and I believe global warming is a natural occurrence |
the Economy › Welfare
8>8 Personal answerCut benefits for those who are not actively seeking work, and use the money to raise them for those who either cannot work or who are actively seeking work. |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for those who do not pursue further education or employment |
Foreign Policy › Terrorist Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Housing › First Home Buyers
8>8 Personal answerNo, ban foreigners from purchasing investment properties instead |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
8>8 Personal answerNo, but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
8>8 Personal answerNo, only if they have a criminal history related to drug abuse |
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 answerI am all for free tertiary education but only if it has been chosen by the people of New Zealand in a fair and democratic process, not by the government. |
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 answerYes, but I’d prefer that land should only be owned by citizens and domestic companies |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if there is proof someone died from the drugs they trafficked |
Housing › Housing Infrastructure
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo |
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 answerWithin reason. It might be that they don't need to, if they spent more cost effectively. |
the Economy › Retirement Age
8>8 Personal answerNo, the current age of 65 is sufficient |
Domestic Policy › Maori Parliament Seats
8>8 Personal answerYes, race should not impact seats |
Education › National Standards
8>8 Personal answerAll students should be externaly tested every year and their progress be used to remove bottom ten percent of teachers every year |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
8>8 Personal answerNeed new health model that looks after both medical and accident needs |
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 answerYes, but not for cosmetics |
Education › Te Reo Māori
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Education › Student Allowance
8>8 Personal answerYes, but this should be determined by the student's family's financial capacity to support that student |
Healthcare › Healthcare Privatisation
8>8 Personal answerKeep the current system but allocate funds to introduce a more patient focussed and efficient system in public hospitals |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
8>8 Personal answerLower, and ensure multinationals pay a fair share |
Science › Nuclear Energy
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
8>8 Personal answerNo, the government should not determine what is fake or real news |
the Economy › Government Spending
8>8 Personal answerNo but reduce the waste in expenditure of too many committees and consultant reports and other wasteful projects. |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo, but we should ban immigrants from “high risk” countries |
Healthcare › COVID Mask Mandate
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › GP Visits
8>8 Personal answerOnly if it does not negatively affect those without private health insurance. |
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 answerNo, and remove the U.N. headquarters from the U.S. |
the Environment › Fracking
8>8 Personal answerYes, but increase oversight |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Social › Niqāb
8>8 Personal answerYes, but their identity must be privately verified by a female staff member |
Social › Women in Combat
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men |
the Environment › 1080 Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo but we should relentlessly pursue other options for pest control |
Foreign Policy › Israel Boycott
8>8 Personal answerYes, boycotts against Israel harm one of our most important allies in the Middle East |
the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection
8>8 Personal answerYes, provided full and fair investigation is performed before anything goes public. |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerDepends on the demands if we can’t get local workers then yes to increase temporary visas |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
8>8 Personal answerYes, except for felons convicted of murder or violent crimes |
Crime › Private Prisons
8>8 Personal answerMaybe yes for the reason of efficiency and professionalism. But the strict regulation should be in place to prevent the mistreatment and marginalization of the criminals and corruption. |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Social › Parental Leave
8>8 Personal answerParental Leave payments should be a percentage of the wage of the parent who takes the parental leave whether that be the father or the mother. |
the Economy › Bonus Cap
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Crime › Defunding the Police
8>8 Personal answerNo, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities |
the Environment › Water Tax
8>8 Personal answerNo |
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 |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Housing › Land Supply
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if it is unproductive land |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerYes, unless they have committed a crime |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
8>8 Personal answerYes but they should be required to where an electronic bracelet and perform community service on a daily basis for the duration of whatever there original sentence time was |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only after living in the country for 10 years |
Education › Charter Schools
8>8 Personal answerYes, but not at the expense of funding public schools |
the Economy › Tariffs
8>8 Personal answerYes but only for products from countries that levies tariffs or ban import of NZ 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, this will incentivise companies to move jobs out of the country |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
8>8 Personal answerNo, it has shown to be ineffective |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
8>8 Personal answerDecrease, until we drastically reduce our national budget deficit |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
8>8 Personal answerWe need an airforce! We are in all practical terms defenceless with our current Army/Navy Setup. |
Elections › Elected Representatives
8>8 Personal answerYes, and reduce their salaries and retirement benefits |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
8>8 Personal answerIt should be considered disorderly behaviour and condemned but in accordance with free speech people still have a right to do so no matter how wretched it is |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
8>8 Personal answerI believe this is outside of our governments control. |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives |
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