Here are your answers compared to this voter’s answers.
Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Social › Abortion
9>9 Personal answerPro-choice |
the Economy › Equal Pay
9>9 Personal answerYes |
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 the government should regulate the price of all prescription drugs |
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples |
Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance
9>9 Personal answerYes but can only be used in through emergency powers to combat terrorism |
the Economy › Taxes
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Internet Regulation
9>9 Personal answerYes. But only for the purposes of keeping people safe |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › Marijuana
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for medical use |
Social › Death Penalty
9>9 Personal answerNo |
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 |
the Environment › Environmental Regulation
9>9 Personal answerYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Welfare
9>9 Personal answerFewer, and ensure benefits go to those that need it most |
Housing › First Home Buyers
9>9 Personal answerYes, reduce home deposits to 1-5%; and also ban foreigners from purchasing residential investment properties. |
Foreign Policy › Terrorist Citizenship
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as the organization is internationally recognized as a terrorist group |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
9>9 Personal answerNo, but decriminalise drugs that offer medicinal benefits such as marijuana |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
9>9 Personal answerYes, but provide treatment for those testing positive |
Social › Hate Speech
9>9 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
9>9 Personal answerNo, but tuition costs are currently too expensive |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Housing › Foreign Land Ownership
9>9 Personal answerYes, but I’d prefer that land should only be owned by citizens and domestic companies |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
9>9 Personal answerYes on overseas property investors and those New Zealanders with more than 1 investment property |
Housing › Housing Infrastructure
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo it shouldn’t be banned but biodegradable products should be heavily encouraged |
Social › Transgender Athletes
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete |
Transportation › Public Transportation
9>9 Personal answerYes, and provide more free public transportation |
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 |
Education › National Standards
9>9 Personal answerYes and No, a basic understanding of Maths, Science, and English is essential in this world, however we should be doing more to inspire students with their interests and help them find out what they like and what they are good at. |
Domestic Policy › Maori Parliament Seats
9>9 Personal answerNo this is for Maori to decided |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
9>9 Personal answerYes, but allow people to use private insurance |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
9>9 Personal answerThere should be a living wage |
the Environment › Animal Testing
9>9 Personal answerOnly in strictly limited and ethically controlled circumstances which I suspect will be very infrequent. |
Education › Student Allowance
9>9 Personal answertargeted increase only |
Education › Te Reo Māori
9>9 Personal answerNo, it should be optional in every school but not compulsory |
Healthcare › Healthcare Privatisation
9>9 Personal answerLess and more government subsidies into current health system which has multiple flaws. Not everyone can afford private health insurance so there is always going to be a need for a public health system to provide health services to our population. We just need more funding to support this and make it work better. Still a place for private services however, if people are willing to pay for health insurance to get higher quality care - this also alleviates some stress on the public health system. |
the Economy › Government Spending
9>9 Personal answerYes the companies that don't pay any tax first. Close all the tax loops... Increase tax of those in higher tax bracket.... |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
9>9 Personal answerKeep current rates but eliminate deductions and loop holes |
Science › Nuclear Energy
9>9 Personal answerNo, we should invest in cleaner alternatives such as wind, hydroelectric, thorium, and geothermal |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
9>9 Personal answerYes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo but more stringent screening processes be implemented |
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 answerGP visits should be subsidized by government, for people earning less that 25% of median wage. |
Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Woman Quotas
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Fracking
9>9 Personal answerNo, more research is needed to measure the long term effects of fracking |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
9>9 Personal answerNo, and more information should be provided to 18 year olds before the election to ensure they understand their decisions more. |
Elections › Mental competency testing
9>9 Personal answerNo |
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, as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men |
the Environment › 1080 Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo but put more energy into environmentally friendly methods e.g. trapping cages so that 1080 can be eliminated as it’s a toxic material affecting other wildlife. |
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, but only if releasing the information does not threaten our national security |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
9>9 Personal answerIncrease |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Social › Employee Diversity Training
9>9 Personal answerNo, diversity training should be encouraged but not required |
Crime › Private Prisons
9>9 Personal answerYes, but they should be strictly regulated to prevent mismanagement and corruption |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
9>9 Personal answerOnly as a rehab alternative so people can very slowly get off drugs |
Crime › Demilitarize the Police
9>9 Personal answerYes, but with strict training on how and when to use the equipment |
Social › Student Diversity Training
9>9 Personal answerNo, diversity training should be encouraged but not required |
Social › Parental Leave
9>9 Personal answerNo, all mothers should get paid the same amount |
the Economy › Bonus Cap
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Crime › Defunding the Police
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Water Tax
9>9 Personal answerOnly if they are using over a certain quota of water. Maybe this could be applied to households too.for example..after ex amount of of litres of water used, we all pay |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
9>9 Personal answeryes but only a very basic English only |
the Economy › Labor Unions
9>9 Personal answerHelp |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only as a temporary measure to stabilise prices |
Elections › Campaign Finance
9>9 Personal answerYes, but limit the amount they can donate |
Housing › Land Supply
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if it is unproductive land |
the Environment › Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
9>9 Personal answerNo, and I am skeptical about the viability of electric vehicles |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
9>9 Personal answerYes, but place them under house arrest using an electronic bracelet |
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 answerYes, but not at the expense of funding public schools |
Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato
9>9 Personal answerNo, this should be decided after the current war ends so we avoid a third world war |
Housing › Homeless Encampments
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Ukrainian Defense Funding
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › TikTok Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo, only ban the use on government issues phones |
the Economy › Tariffs
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
9>9 Personal answerNo, but there should be an independent oversight office to prevent conflict of interest with politicians and private interests...if they deem there is a potential conflict there should be a legal means of requiring disclosure that then should be made public so voters know |
the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership
9>9 Personal answerYes, it will bring economic growth to all countries involved |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
9>9 Personal answerNo |
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 |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
9>9 Personal answercase by case and not a question that can be replied to with a blanket yes or no. |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
9>9 Personal answerNo, but polical advertising and politicians should be held to the same legal standards as good and services advertising regarding veracity of claims. |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
9>9 Personal answerWe need a more independant foreign policy and not continue to follow the U.S whose administration are not in line with our values. Our spending should reflect this and seek other sources and purchase in a non-aligned fashion. We need to stay out of U.S Imperialist wars. |
Elections › Elected Representatives
9>9 Personal answerincrease salaries up front, reduce some and stop other retirement benefits |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
9>9 Personal answerNo, I don’t respect anyone who does but they should have the right to do so |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
9>9 Personal answerYes, unless they contribute to subsidising local media and/or take further steps to prevent fake news |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives |
Foreign Policy › Saudi Arabia and Iran
9>9 Personal answerYes, we should always promote diplomatic peace talks during foreign conflicts |
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