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-life, but allow abortion if the pregnancy endangers the mother's life. In addition, religious organisations and charities must be willing to take in and raise children from unwanted births. |
the Economy › Equal Pay
9>9 Personal answerNo, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary |
Healthcare › Mental Health
9>9 Personal answerYes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services |
Social › Gay Marriage
9>9 Personal answerYes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies |
Social › Euthanasia
9>9 Personal answerNo, but they should be allowed to refuse artificial life support |
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 |
Healthcare › Universal Dental Care
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for children and senior citizens |
Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for those with criminal backgrounds |
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, do not censor or monitor data |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for deadly contagious diseases |
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 answerNo, most minimum wage jobs are meant to develop experience, not support a family |
Social › Gender Transition
9>9 Personal answerNo, children should not be allowed to make irreversible life decisions |
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 answerNo, and the current government is over-regulating businesses |
the Economy › Welfare
9>9 Personal answerMore, current benefits should be capped |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
9>9 Personal answerNo, service should be a choice instead of an obligation |
Housing › First Home Buyers
9>9 Personal answerYes, reduce first home deposits to 1-5% |
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, test anyone receiving money from the government including employees and politicians |
Social › Hate Speech
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as it does not threaten violence |
Education › University Tuition
9>9 Personal answerNo, but free for low-income students with excellent grades |
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 |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as they are given a fair trial |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for overseas investors |
Housing › Housing Infrastructure
9>9 Personal answerYes, except road spending should go to public transport instead |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo, increase consumer incentives to recycle these products instead |
Social › Transgender Athletes
9>9 Personal answerNo, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate |
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 answerNo, but require all companies to justify the reason for a role that must work more than four days. In addition, all full-time four-day work must still equate to at least 36 to 40 hours. |
Domestic Policy › Maori Parliament Seats
9>9 Personal answerYes, race should not impact seats |
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 answerNo, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth |
the Environment › Animal Testing
9>9 Personal answerYes, but not for cosmetics |
Education › Te Reo Māori
9>9 Personal answerNo, it should be optional in every school but not compulsory |
Education › Student Allowance
9>9 Personal answerYes, it should be based off secondary/tertiary results and not the parents income |
Healthcare › Healthcare Privatisation
9>9 Personal answerMore, but still subject to New Zealand's health standards with regulations that prevents service discrimination against race and maintain affordability for direct tax payers. |
the Economy › Government Spending
9>9 Personal answerNo, reduce the number of government officials instead |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
9>9 Personal answerLower, but eliminate deductions and loop holes |
Science › Nuclear Energy
9>9 Personal answerYes, and nationalise the industry |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
9>9 Personal answerYes, social media companies are politically biased and need to be regulated |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo, but we should ban immigrants from “high risk” countries |
Social › Teacher and Faculty Diversity Training
9>9 Personal answerNo, only for teachers or faculty members that commit acts of prejudice |
Domestic Policy › GP Visits
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Woman Quotas
9>9 Personal answerNo, the most qualified candidate should get the position regardless of gender |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
9>9 Personal answerYes, but scale back our current involvement |
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 voters should be required to pass a basic test demonstrating their understanding of politics in order to vote |
Elections › Mental competency testing
9>9 Personal answerYes, and politicians of any age should be required to pass a mental competency test |
Social › Niqāb
9>9 Personal answerYes, but their identity must be privately verified by a female staff member |
the Environment › 1080 Ban
9>9 Personal answerYes, and aggressively pursue alternative methods |
Healthcare › Medical Consensus
9>9 Personal answerYes, this will decrease the amount of misinformation patients receive |
the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods
9>9 Personal answerYes, but require the labelling of foods that are genetically modified |
Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if releasing the information does not threaten our national security |
Social › Employee Diversity Training
9>9 Personal answerNo, only for employees that commit acts of discrimination |
Crime › Private Prisons
9>9 Personal answerYes, but they should be strictly regulated to prevent mismanagement and corruption |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
9>9 Personal answerNo, this would encourage drug use and lower funding for rehabilitation centers |
Crime › Demilitarize the Police
9>9 Personal answerYes, but with strict training on how and when to use the equipment |
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 answerNo, only if they are shipping resources overseas |
the Economy › Labor Unions
9>9 Personal answerHelp, in theory but have recently become corrupt and should have their powers limited |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime |
Elections › Campaign Finance
9>9 Personal answerYes, but limit the amount they can donate |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only small local farms instead of large corporations |
Housing › Land Supply
9>9 Personal answerYes, but prioritise vertical (apartments) builds to minimise the land used. State housing, vertical build or otherwise, must either receive approval from the local community or be in located close to law enforcement. |
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, we should build more prisons |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if they earned residency and currently work and live in New Zealand |
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, and make it a criminal offense |
Foreign Policy › Ukrainian Defense Funding
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only provide humanitarian aid |
Domestic Policy › TikTok Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo, but there should be more age restrictions on social media apps |
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, this will incentivise companies to move jobs out of the country |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
9>9 Personal answerYes, but it should only cover very basic and simple topics |
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, and deny aid to countries that harbour or promote terrorism |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
9>9 Personal answerNeither, I am satisfied with the current amount of spending |
Elections › Elected Representatives
9>9 Personal answerYes, but increase their salaries to attract the best politicians |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
9>9 Personal answerYes, and anyone caught burning New Zealand's flag should be tried for treason. |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Gig worker tax reporting
9>9 Personal answerNo, unless the transaction is considered income |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
9>9 Personal answerYes, but I would prefer lowering corporate taxes to benefit all local companies |
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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