Here are your answers compared to this voter’s answers.
Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Social › Abortion
8>8 Personal answerPro life except for medical grounds |
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 answerNo, allow civil unions but don’t call it marriage |
Social › Euthanasia
8>8 Personal answerOnly if the level of suffering is no longer treatable at a reasonable level of existence so pain outweighs gain |
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples |
Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerNo, and enact legislation preventing government surveillance of citizen communications |
the Economy › Taxes
8>8 Personal answerAbolish the income tax, disallow all deductions and increase the sales tax |
Domestic Policy › Internet Regulation
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerYes If they have lived in nz less than 20 years and have no dependent nz children |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
8>8 Personal answerNo, fund public ad campaigns about the risks and benefits instead |
Healthcare › Marijuana
8>8 Personal answerNo, but nobody goes to prison for cannabis offenses, just instantaneous fine system, like parking tickets |
Social › Death Penalty
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
8>8 Personal answerYes, and adjust it every year according to inflation |
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 answerFewer, current benefits do not provide enough support |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
8>8 Personal answerNo, but actively encourage and incentivised |
Foreign Policy › Terrorist Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerYes, if not born here or not lived in this country for the majority of their life |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Housing › First Home Buyers
8>8 Personal answerNo, ban foreigners from purchasing investment properties instead |
Social › Hate Speech
8>8 Personal answerThe Freedom of speech and thought are the most important freedoms in life, you can't change stupid by suppression of thought, that only hides and breeds ignorance, education and discussion change people not legislation |
Education › University Tuition
8>8 Personal answerYes |
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 |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Housing › Housing Infrastructure
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Transgender Athletes
8>8 Personal answerYes, to some sports but Not if they have transitioned from male to female and have too much residual testosterone strength, ie where strength is the most dominant factor in victory |
Transportation › Public Transportation
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Maori Parliament Seats
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Education › National Standards
8>8 Personal answerNo, teach to each student's potential instead of uniform testing |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
8>8 Personal answerYes, but allow people to use private insurance |
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 answerNo |
Education › Student Allowance
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Education › Te Reo Māori
8>8 Personal answerNo, it should be optional in every school but not compulsory |
Healthcare › Healthcare Privatisation
8>8 Personal answerLess |
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 answerNo |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › COVID Mask Mandate
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only indoors or crowded areas |
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, but scale back our current involvement |
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 |
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 |
the Environment › 1080 Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo, but there should be more restrictions on its use |
Foreign Policy › Israel Boycott
8>8 Personal answerAll boycotts should be illegal, just because I disagree with a political view does not mean I have the right to impose mine, by economically crippling other countries |
the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection
8>8 Personal answerYes |
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 |
Social › Parental Leave
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Crime › Defunding the Police
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Water Tax
8>8 Personal answerNo, only if they are shipping resources overseas |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
8>8 Personal answerYes, English or Maori |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence |
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 answerYes, but they should not be able to claim citizenship status of more than two nations |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
8>8 Personal answerYes, but place them under house arrest using an electronic bracelet |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Education › Charter Schools
8>8 Personal answerYes, but not at the expense of funding public schools |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
8>8 Personal answerNo, I would respect them more if they did but they shouldn’t be required to |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
8>8 Personal answerNo, fund national and local programs instead |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
8>8 Personal answerIncrease but restrict it mostly to Pacific area |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
8>8 Personal answerIncrease, but only after our deficit is drastically reduced |
Elections › Elected Representatives
8>8 Personal answerYes, but also reduce the mmp threshold to 2.5% to increase diversity of parties |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as the local environment is not compromised |
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