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Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving dru…
Shorten patents and increase funding.
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Should medical boards penalize doctors who give health advic…
If it violates best practice.
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Should there be more or less privatisation of hospital and h…
Current arrangement. But get market economics out of the system.
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Should cities open drug “safe havens” where peop…
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 o…
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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?
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…
Again, this has American over tones. Maybe ask a New Zealander residing in New Zealand to write the Q's and potential…
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Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order …
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 (r…
Redistribute the GST take from council rates to cover this.
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Should foreigners need consent to purchase more than five he…
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…
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 ye…
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Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, an…
Start at 50% and work upwards - e.g. 60% in 2 years..
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Should the government increase environmental regulations on …
This is an Americanised question. It doesn't really suit New Zealand. American wording does not necessarily work in i…
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Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country…
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 rec…
We are not America. Get rid of this question.
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Should foreigners, currently residing in the United States, …
The status quo.
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Should the government increase spending on public transporta…
Only the motorways that have resource consent should continue. Split the funding saved 50/50 between maintaining the exi…