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@9DCCQHC answered…2yrs2Y

Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving drugs?

Shorten patents and increase funding.

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Should medical boards penalize doctors who give health advice that contradicts contemporary scientific consensus?

If it violates best practice.

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Should there be more or less privatisation of hospital and healthcare services?

Current arrangement. But get market economics out of the system.

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Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?

No, but decriminalize cannabis.

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Should the age of retirement be raised?

Notify all eligible at age 65, and ask if they want to wait until a date of their choosing (say up to 70). If yes hold off to that date.

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Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

Again, New Zealand is not the U.S. Our minimum wage amends annually.

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What is your stance on abortion? Abortion is a medical procedure resulting in the termination of a human pregnancy and death of a fetus. Abortion was banned in …

New Zealand has just amended the legislation for abortion.

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Do you support the legalisation of same sex marriage?

Get with the times. New Zealand legalised this a decade ago.

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Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

High end - e.g 100kg or more or 100gm? If it's a minor importer, they might need help rather than jail.

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Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

Again, this has American over tones. Maybe ask a New Zealander residing in New Zealand to write the Q's and potential A's

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Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

Offer them parole with a warning that one breach will put them back in jail for the rest of their sentence.

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Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

No. Justice should not be outsourced under any circumstances.

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Should the government increase spending on infrastructure (roads, water and sewerage) to support the construction of more housing communities?

Redistribute the GST take from council rates to cover this.

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Should foreigners need consent to purchase more than five hectares of non-urban land?

If you are not a permanent resident or citizen you have no business buying property.

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Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?

End neoliberalism. The deregulated market does not work.

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Should the government ban the use of 1080?

No. But only until a better alternative is found.

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Should businesses be taxed for the water they use?

Under the Resource Management Act the resource consent applicant is set a take limit. Cut the consent period to 10 years.

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Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

Start at 50% and work upwards - e.g. 60% in 2 years..

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Should the government increase environmental regulations on businesses to reduce carbon emissions?

This is an Americanised question. It doesn't really suit New Zealand. American wording does not necessarily work in in NON American countries. Either rewr…

@9DCCQHC answered…2yrs2Y

Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

No. And on the count of ethnicity, religion, etc not should anyone else. Deeply disgusting question.

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Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?

We are not America. Get rid of this question.

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Should foreigners, currently residing in the United States, have the right to vote?

The status quo.

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Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

Only the motorways that have resource consent should continue. Split the funding saved 50/50 between maintaining the existing network and public transport.

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