Here are your answers compared to this voter’s answers.
Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
9>9 Personal answerNo, hire professionally trained security guards instead |
Social › Abortion
9>9 Personal answerPro-choice, and providing birth control, sex education, and more social services will help reduce the number of abortions |
the Economy › Equal Pay
9>9 Personal answerYes, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position |
Healthcare › Mental Health
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only increase funding for personalised care instead of subsidising pharmaceutical companies |
Social › Gay Marriage
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Social › Euthanasia
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if there is no chance they will survive their illness |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
9>9 Personal answerYes, and we should socialise medicine and healthcare |
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples |
Healthcare › Universal Dental Care
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance
9>9 Personal answerYes, this is necessary to combat terrorism |
the Economy › Taxes
9>9 Personal answerLower the income tax rate and remove all existing tax loopholes for large corporations |
Domestic Policy › Internet Regulation
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
9>9 Personal answerYes, but after they have finished serving their sentence |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
9>9 Personal answerYes, they are essential to protecting other children who are too young to be vaccinated |
Healthcare › Marijuana
9>9 Personal answerYes, and legalise, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
Social › Death Penalty
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
9>9 Personal answerYes, and adjust it every year according to inflation |
Social › Gender Transition
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for non-surgical treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections
9>9 Personal answerNo, and we should not try to influence any other country’s elections or policy |
the Environment › Environmental Regulation
9>9 Personal answerYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
the Economy › Welfare
9>9 Personal answerFewer, and ensure benefits go to those that need it most |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
9>9 Personal answerNo, service should be a choice instead of an obligation |
Foreign Policy › Terrorist Citizenship
9>9 Personal answerNo, they should be detained, investigated, and given a fair trial once they re-enter our country |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
9>9 Personal answerYes, for most but not all drugs |
Housing › First Home Buyers
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
9>9 Personal answerNo, this is a waste of time and money |
Social › Hate Speech
9>9 Personal answerNo, freedom of speech laws should only protect you from criticizing the government |
Education › University Tuition
9>9 Personal answerNo, but tuition costs are currently too expensive |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
9>9 Personal answerNo, board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender |
Housing › Foreign Land Ownership
9>9 Personal answerYes, and increase taxes on foreign purchased land |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only on investment property |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if they are repeated offenders |
Housing › Housing Infrastructure
9>9 Personal answerYes, except road spending should go to public transport instead |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
9>9 Personal answerYes, and ban all disposable products that are not made of at least 75% of biodegradable material |
Transportation › Public Transportation
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Social › Transgender Athletes
9>9 Personal answerNo, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate |
the Economy › Retirement Age
9>9 Personal answerNo, but incentivise those who choose to continue work |
the Economy › Four-day Workweek
9>9 Personal answerYes, and require overtime pay for work over four days per week |
Domestic Policy › Maori Parliament Seats
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Education › National Standards
9>9 Personal answerYes, I support the concept but not the current implementation |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
9>9 Personal answerYes, but allow people to use private insurance |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
9>9 Personal answerYes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing |
the Environment › Animal Testing
9>9 Personal answerYes, but not for cosmetics |
Education › Student Allowance
9>9 Personal answerYes, it should be based off secondary/tertiary results and not the parents income |
Education › Te Reo Māori
9>9 Personal answerNo, it should be optional in every school but not compulsory |
the Economy › Government Spending
9>9 Personal answerNo, increase taxes on the wealthy instead |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
9>9 Personal answerIncrease for large multinational corporations but lower for small businesses |
Healthcare › Healthcare Privatisation
9>9 Personal answerLess, and there should be no privatization of the healthcare industry |
Science › Nuclear Energy
9>9 Personal answerYes, temporarily while we increase investment into cleaner renewable alternatives |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
9>9 Personal answerNo, the government should not determine what is fake or real news |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo, banning immigrants based on their religion is unconstitutional |
Social › Teacher and Faculty Diversity Training
9>9 Personal answerNo, diversity training should be encouraged but not required |
Domestic Policy › GP Visits
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass
9>9 Personal answerNo, I think businesses should require vaccination but not by government mandate |
Domestic Policy › Woman Quotas
9>9 Personal answerNo, diversity should be encouraged but not forced |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Fracking
9>9 Personal answerYes, but a percentage of the profit goes into a national fund to be used for public investments. |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
9>9 Personal answerYes, but basic education on political ideologies, NZ political system and governance should be incorporated into the curciculum, taught before the voting age. |
Elections › Mental competency testing
9>9 Personal answerYes, and ban anyone over the age of retirement from running for office |
Social › Niqāb
9>9 Personal answerYes, but their identity must be privately verified by a female staff member |
Social › Women in Combat
9>9 Personal answerYes, preventing women from serving in combat roles is discriminatory |
the Environment › 1080 Ban
9>9 Personal answerYes, and aggressively pursue alternative methods |
Healthcare › Medical Consensus
9>9 Personal answerNo, but the doctors should be required to disclose that the advice contradicts contemporary scientific consensus |
the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods
9>9 Personal answerYes, but producers should not be able to patent seeds |
Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
9>9 Personal answerDecrease, and the government should provide more incentives to prepare our citizens for these jobs |
Crime › Private Prisons
9>9 Personal answerNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit |
Social › Employee Diversity Training
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if it is a private company |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
9>9 Personal answerYes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue |
Crime › Demilitarize the Police
9>9 Personal answerNo, extreme situations should be handled by higher agencies with specialized training and equipment |
Social › Student Diversity Training
9>9 Personal answerNo, only for students that commit acts of discrimination |
Social › Parental Leave
9>9 Personal answerYes, and fund the increased payouts from taxes on high income businesses |
the Economy › Bonus Cap
9>9 Personal answerYes, and lower the cap to 50% |
Crime › Defunding the Police
9>9 Personal answerNo, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities |
the Environment › Water Tax
9>9 Personal answerYes, and use the funds to clean up local waterways |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
9>9 Personal answerYes, but the government should provide free language learning courses |
the Economy › Labor Unions
9>9 Personal answerHelp, but ban their ability to make political donations |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
9>9 Personal answerNo, and disallow politicians that are under investigation for a crime |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only small local farms instead of large corporations |
Elections › Campaign Finance
9>9 Personal answerYes, but limit the amount they can donate |
Housing › Land Supply
9>9 Personal answerNo, but large cities such as Auckland and Queenstown should |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
9>9 Personal answerNo, and revoke the status for those currently holding dual citizenship |
the Environment › Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if they use renewable energy sources |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
9>9 Personal answerNo, but we should increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only after living in the country for 5 years |
Education › Charter Schools
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato
9>9 Personal answerNo, and abolish NATO |
Foreign Policy › Ukrainian Defense Funding
9>9 Personal answerNo, we should not get involved in this conflict |
Housing › Homeless Encampments
9>9 Personal answerYes, and create more social programs to provide free food, clothing, and medicine |
Domestic Policy › TikTok Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo, this is a violation of free speech |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
9>9 Personal answerYes, and require a public audit each year they are in office |
the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership
9>9 Personal answerNo, there are too many hidden provisions in this specific agreement |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
9>9 Personal answerNo, most citizens couldn’t even pass a citizenship test |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
9>9 Personal answerNo, we already have term limits that are called “elections” |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only relative to the amount that other countries contribute |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
9>9 Personal answerDecrease, until we drastically reduce our national budget deficit |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
9>9 Personal answerIncrease, but only after our deficit is drastically reduced |
Elections › Elected Representatives
9>9 Personal answerNo, this would give too much political power to a small number of representatives |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
9>9 Personal answerNo, this is a violation of free speech |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Gig worker tax reporting
9>9 Personal answerNo, private transactions should be kept private |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives |
the Economy › Stock Buybacks
9>9 Personal answerNo, there is no evidence that firms that engage in buybacks reduce their investments |
Foreign Policy › Saudi Arabia and Iran
9>9 Personal answerYes, we should always promote diplomatic peace talks during foreign conflicts |
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