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Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
8>8 Personal answerNo, hire professionally trained security guards instead |
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, but only increase funding for personalised care instead of subsidising pharmaceutical companies |
Social › Gay Marriage
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Euthanasia
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes, and we should socialise medicine and healthcare |
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 answerYes |
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, as long as it is safe for them to return to their country |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
8>8 Personal answerYes, they are essential to protecting other children who are too young to be vaccinated |
Healthcare › Marijuana
8>8 Personal answerYes, and legalise, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
Social › Death Penalty
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence |
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 protect the country from human rights violations by a tyrannical ruler |
the Environment › Environmental Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
8>8 Personal answerNo, service should be a choice instead of an obligation |
the Economy › Welfare
8>8 Personal answerMore, reform the system so that it supplements, rather than replaces, a working income |
Housing › First Home Buyers
8>8 Personal answerYes, reduce first home deposits to 1-5% |
Foreign Policy › Terrorist Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as the organization is internationally recognized as a terrorist group |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
8>8 Personal answerYes, for most but not all drugs |
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 answerNo |
Education › University Tuition
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for large international corporations |
Housing › Foreign Land Ownership
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only on investment property |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
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 answerYes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete |
Transportation › Public Transportation
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Retirement Age
8>8 Personal answerNo, but incentivise those who choose to continue work |
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, this system guarantees healthcare for everyone |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if they are in education,, training, job seeking or working |
the Environment › Animal Testing
8>8 Personal answerYes, but not for cosmetics |
Education › Student Allowance
8>8 Personal answerNo, but increase funding where the cost of living is higher |
Education › Te Reo Māori
8>8 Personal answerNo, it should be optional in every school but not compulsory |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
8>8 Personal answerIncrease for large multinational corporations but lower for small businesses |
Healthcare › Healthcare Privatisation
8>8 Personal answerLess, and provide more government funding |
Science › Nuclear Energy
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Government Spending
8>8 Personal answerNo, focus on ending tax evasion instead |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
8>8 Personal answerYes, the government should intervene to boost a recovery |
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 certain medical conditions, but the government should also give them at low/no cost, especially to lower income people who cannot afford so many masks |
Domestic Policy › GP Visits
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Woman Quotas
8>8 Personal answerNo, diversity should be encouraged but not forced |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
8>8 Personal answerYes, and use the U.N. peacekeeping forces to protect our interests |
the Environment › Fracking
8>8 Personal answerNo, more research is needed to measure the long term effects of fracking |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
8>8 Personal answerYes, but voters should be required to pass a basic test demonstrating their understanding of politics in order to vote |
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 there should be more restrictions on its use |
the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerIncrease, our economy relies on businesses hiring the highest skilled workers at the lowest cost |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
8>8 Personal answerYes, except for felons convicted of murder or violent crimes |
Crime › Private Prisons
8>8 Personal answerNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit |
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 answerNo, but increase the equal pay amount and duration of leave |
Crime › Defunding the Police
8>8 Personal answerYes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
8>8 Personal answerYes, but the government should provide free language learning courses |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerNo, these types of donations just turn into bribes |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only small local farms instead of large corporations |
Housing › Land Supply
8>8 Personal answerNo, but large cities such as Auckland and Queenstown should |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerYes, but they should not be able to claim citizenship status of more than two nations |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
8>8 Personal answerNo, but we should increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only after living in the country for 5 years |
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 answerYes, our country has been on the losing side of trade deals for too long |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
8>8 Personal answerYes, and require a public audit each year they are in office |
the Economy › Offshore Banking
8>8 Personal answerNo, too many wealthy citizens are abusing loopholes in offshore banking laws to evade taxes |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
8>8 Personal answerNo, most citizens couldn’t even pass a citizenship test |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
8>8 Personal answerNo, we already have term limits that are called “elections” |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
8>8 Personal answerNo, fund national and local programs instead |
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 answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
8>8 Personal answerDecrease |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
8>8 Personal answerNo, it’s just a piece of cloth that doesn’t represent what it should |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
8>8 Personal answerNo |
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