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Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
8>8 Personal answerNo But I think that entrances to schools should have cameras and monitors to prevent children being kidnapped and visitors monitored. For sure they need plastic door wedges in every room to stop door opening if shooter in school and all rooms should have some form of escape ladder in case of a shooting . |
Social › Abortion
8>8 Personal answerPro-choice |
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 answerYes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice |
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 answerNo. Focus on tax loop holes for big corporations porations |
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, but hold parents criminally liable for transferring deadly diseases to other children |
Healthcare › Marijuana
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Death Penalty
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Environmental Regulation
8>8 Personal answerNo, provide more incentives for alternative energy production instead |
the Economy › Welfare
8>8 Personal answerNo benefits for immigrants, no benefits at all, for the unemployed, instead, allow tax free income up to say $15,000. per individual or $30,000. per couple. increase benefits for the handicapped and infirm etc and keep the pension for the elderly at a liveable amount and adjusted for inflation. No pension for anyone with income earning assets earning over $50,000pa. |
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 answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
8>8 Personal answerMake marijuana legal and focus on harsh no lenience laws for meth and synthetic drug manufacturers and dealers |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
8>8 Personal answerNo, this is a waste of time and money |
Social › Hate Speech
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as it does not threaten violence |
Education › University Tuition
8>8 Personal answerpartial aid - more important is lowering accommodation costs |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for large international corporations |
Housing › Foreign Land Ownership
8>8 Personal answerI'd prefer all land should be owned by citizens and domestic companies. If foreigners are part of domestic company they should pay a small amount more of tax. There should be tax paid on it and there should be consent processes. I have bought land overseas and , smartly, I had huge restrictions and taxes imposed on me. NZ'er's don't make the same amount of money as some overseas people and can't compete and some people have 'take' only mentality and don't live in the areas where they own the land and don't face the problems some of their activities result in. |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
8>8 Personal answerYes on overseas property investors and those New Zealanders with more than 1 investment property |
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 answerA mix of the first 2 suggestion and make the cost of purchasing the bio degradable ones cheaper so more people choose to purchase them |
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 answerthe government should develop and encourage the use of the railways to get heavy trucks off the roads |
the Economy › Retirement Age
8>8 Personal answerNo, but incentivise those who choose to continue work |
Domestic Policy › Maori Parliament Seats
8>8 Personal answerNot sure |
Education › National Standards
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
8>8 Personal answerYes, but allow people to use private insurance |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Animal Testing
8>8 Personal answerwith the advent of computer aided modeling , I beleave this idea is now outdated and should be phased out |
Education › Te Reo Māori
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only in primary school |
Education › Student Allowance
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › Healthcare Privatisation
8>8 Personal answerI am satisfied with the current system |
the Economy › Government Spending
8>8 Personal answerNo, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
8>8 Personal answerIncrease for large multinational corporations but lower for small businesses |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media |
Science › Nuclear Energy
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
8>8 Personal answerYes, but in the form of tax breaks for all citizens |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
8>8 Personal answerYes, and ban all immigration until the government improves its screening process |
Healthcare › COVID Mask Mandate
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › GP Visits
8>8 Personal answerWoah you guys asking the big questions. Yes for now, but no because it will lead to a class divide in medical care and eventual privatisation. Please just keep doing whatever it is you do. |
Domestic Policy › Woman Quotas
8>8 Personal answershould always be the best person for the job. |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Fracking
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
8>8 Personal answerYes, any citizen that pays taxes should be allowed to vote |
Social › Niqāb
8>8 Personal answerYes, but their identity must be privately verified by a female staff member |
the Environment › 1080 Ban
8>8 Personal answerYes, and aggressively pursue alternative methods |
Social › Women in Combat
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men |
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 answerSituation dependent |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerDecrease, and the government should provide more incentives to prepare our citizens for these jobs |
Crime › Private Prisons
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation |
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, all mothers should get paid the same amount |
the Economy › Bonus Cap
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Crime › Defunding the Police
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Water Tax
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Labor Unions
8>8 Personal answerHelp, but ban their ability to make political donations |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerNo, these types of donations just turn into bribes |
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 |
Housing › Land Supply
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if it is unproductive land |
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 answerYes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis |
the Economy › State Ownership
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Domestic Jobs
8>8 Personal answerYes, and drastically increase taxes and import tariffs on outsourcing businesses |
the Economy › Government Pensions
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Education › Charter Schools
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Tariffs
8>8 Personal answerinsufficient knowledge to express opinion |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership
8>8 Personal answerNo |
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 answerNo, we already have term limits that are called “elections” |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
8>8 Personal answerYes, but decrease the amount |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
8>8 Personal answerI am satisfied with the current amount of spending |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Bitcoin
8>8 Personal answerNo, classify it as a commodity |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
8>8 Personal answerNeither, I am satisfied with the current amount of spending |
Elections › Elected Representatives
8>8 Personal answerI don’t know enough about the question to answer properly |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerIs this for them staying in NZ or going overseas. I support anything that allows NZ companies to stay and be productive and give employment to Kiwis. |
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