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 |
the Economy › Equal Pay
9>9 Personal answerNo, there are variables to consider but the gap should be published in consideration of these variables to determine the worth of the variables when considering pay. |
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 |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for under 18-year-olds. |
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › Universal Dental Care
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only by court order |
the Economy › Taxes
9>9 Personal answerNo, lower tax rates for those whose total income is under $70K. Introduce Capital Gains Tax on assets over a certain value. |
Domestic Policy › Internet Regulation
9>9 Personal answerYes, but allow citizens the option to use a government funded internet filter and do not require ISPs to retain data |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › Marijuana
9>9 Personal answerYes, and legalise, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
Social › Death Penalty
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
9>9 Personal answerYes, and make it a living wage |
Social › Gender Transition
9>9 Personal answerNo, children should not be allowed to make irreversible life decisions |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only to address security threats, not monetary interests |
the Environment › Environmental Regulation
9>9 Personal answerNo, provide more incentives for alternative energy production instead |
the Economy › Welfare
9>9 Personal answerMore, reform the system so that it supplements, rather than replaces, a working income |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for those who are starting to build a criminal record |
Housing › First Home Buyers
9>9 Personal answerYes, reduce first home deposits to 1-5% and only for homes you will reside in. |
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 answerNo, but decriminalise drugs that offer medicinal benefits such as marijuana |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
9>9 Personal answerNo, only if they have a criminal history related to drug abuse |
Social › Hate Speech
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Education › University Tuition
9>9 Personal answerNo, but tuition costs should decrease based on family income |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Housing › Foreign Land Ownership
9>9 Personal answerYes, and increase taxes on foreign purchased land |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
9>9 Personal answerNo, sentence them to life in prison without parole instead |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only on investment property |
Housing › Housing Infrastructure
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo, increase consumer incentives to recycle these products instead |
Social › Transgender Athletes
9>9 Personal answerNo, there should be their own category for non binary, trans, +++ etc |
Transportation › Public Transportation
9>9 Personal answerYes, and provide more free public transportation |
the Economy › Retirement Age
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Four-day Workweek
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Education › National Standards
9>9 Personal answerYes, I support the concept but not the current implementation |
Domestic Policy › Maori Parliament Seats
9>9 Personal answerNo, and there should be more Maori representation built into political structures |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
9>9 Personal answerYes, but allow people to use private insurance |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Animal Testing
9>9 Personal answerYes, but not for cosmetics |
Education › Te Reo Māori
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only in primary school |
Education › Student Allowance
9>9 Personal answerNo, but increase funding where the cost of living is higher |
the Economy › Government Spending
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › Healthcare Privatisation
9>9 Personal answerVisa applicants should be required to pay for health insurance before approval to enter the country starting the day of arrival, so government funding and healthcare is provided to permanent residents and citizens only. There should be more hospitals and healthcare facilities with the option for public hospitals to refer patients on to private if overflowing with some partial pay by patients if they accept. |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
9>9 Personal answerIncrease for large multinational corporations but lower for small businesses |
Science › Nuclear Energy
9>9 Personal answerYes |
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 answerYes |
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 answerNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
9>9 Personal answerUnder 18 year olds should pass a political science style course and receive an authorized voter card they can present at the polling booth or an ID number if voting online if they wish to vote under the age of 18. |
Elections › Mental competency testing
9>9 Personal answerNo, mental competency is too subjective and the testing process could be abused |
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 |
the Environment › 1080 Ban
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › Medical Consensus
9>9 Personal answerNo, only when the advice was proven to harm the patient |
the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if the information was legally obtained |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
9>9 Personal answerDecrease, and the government should provide more incentives to prepare our citizens for these jobs |
Social › Employee Diversity Training
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Crime › Private Prisons
9>9 Personal answerNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Crime › Demilitarize the Police
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only in response to extreme situations |
Social › Student Diversity Training
9>9 Personal answerNo, diversity training should be encouraged but not required |
Social › Parental Leave
9>9 Personal answerNo, but increase the equal pay amount and duration of leave |
the Economy › Bonus Cap
9>9 Personal answerNo, any worker should be rewarded based on their success |
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 |
the Economy › Labor Unions
9>9 Personal answerHelp |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
9>9 Personal answerYes. Not understanding English or even the Kiwi version we use creates barriers when needing help of any kind. |
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 for organic farms |
Elections › Campaign Finance
9>9 Personal answerNo, but allow donations from unions and non-profits |
Housing › Land Supply
9>9 Personal answerYes but only for land that cannot be used for future farming of fruits and vegetables to support population growth. Grade A soil should not be built over but reserved and not zoned as residential. |
the Environment › Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
9>9 Personal answerYes, unless they have committed a crime |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
9>9 Personal answerYes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis |
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, but only provide humanitarian aid |
Domestic Policy › TikTok Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Tariffs
9>9 Personal answerNo, this will hurt our manufacturing businesses that rely on importing cheap resources to make their products |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
9>9 Personal answerNo, I would respect them more if they did but they shouldn’t be required to |
the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership
9>9 Personal answerNo, this will incentivise companies to move jobs out of the country |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
9>9 Personal answerNo, officials gain valuable experience and become more effective representatives over time |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
9>9 Personal answerYes, but it should only cover very basic and simple topics |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
9>9 Personal answerNo, fund national and local programs instead |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
9>9 Personal answerDecrease, and deny aid to countries that harbour or promote terrorism |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
9>9 Personal answerYes |
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, it’s just a piece of cloth that doesn’t represent what it should |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
9>9 Personal answerNo but they should pay tax on the revenue earnt in NZ. |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Stock Buybacks
9>9 Personal answerYes, but I would prefer if they were banned |
Foreign Policy › Saudi Arabia and Iran
9>9 Personal answerYes, we should always promote diplomatic peace talks during foreign conflicts |
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