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, I don’t agree but the government has no right to ban it |
the Economy › Equal Pay
9>9 Personal answerYes, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position |
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 |
Social › Euthanasia
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
9>9 Personal answerNo, but shorten the lifespan of drug patents |
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 answerUp to the age of 21 . Most detrimental health occurs at youth so if dental care is free for all children and youth this should prevent most problems. Other than that elderly care and free emergency dental care. |
Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Taxes
9>9 Personal answerNo, but lower taxes for the poor |
Domestic Policy › Internet Regulation
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only to prevent child pornography and copyright infringement |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as it is safe for them to return to their country |
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 answerNo |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
9>9 Personal answerI think it needs to be adjusted by age. It’s ridiculous having a 14 year old earning pocket money at a supermarket checkout get the same wage as an adult trying to earn a living. |
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 answerNo |
the Economy › Welfare
9>9 Personal answerMany people on a benefit still complain that they would like to work to improve their quality of life for themselves and their children but they are penalised for working so it is easier to stay on a benefit rather than wrk long hours, pay for travel to work plus childcare , then have their benefit reduced leaving them worse off. It’s easier to just stay on the benefit. Enable people to go to work with the same benefit for a prolonged period of time until which time they can increase their income. Give them incentives to work and become independent. |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Housing › First Home Buyers
9>9 Personal answerYes |
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, this is a waste of time and money |
Social › Hate Speech
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Education › University Tuition
9>9 Personal answerNo, but tuition costs are currently too expensive |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
9>9 Personal answerIf the board is ultimately male and has been historically male dominated it may be a requirement yes. |
Housing › Foreign Land Ownership
9>9 Personal answerYes consent and increase taxes on land |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for overseas investors |
Housing › Housing Infrastructure
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Social › Transgender Athletes
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Transportation › Public Transportation
9>9 Personal answerOnly if the the public transport in question actually works ! Buses do not run regularly enough and the train system is not efficient. |
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 |
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 |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
9>9 Personal answerYes, but allow people to use private insurance |
the Environment › Animal Testing
9>9 Personal answerOnly for life saving research. |
Education › Te Reo Māori
9>9 Personal answerNo, it should be optional in every school but not compulsory |
Education › Student Allowance
9>9 Personal answerNo, but increase funding where the cost of living is higher |
Healthcare › Healthcare Privatisation
9>9 Personal answerLess, and provide more government funding |
the Economy › Government Spending
9>9 Personal answerNo, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
9>9 Personal answerIncrease for large multinational corporations but lower for small businesses |
Science › Nuclear Energy
9>9 Personal answerYes, temporarily while we increase investment into cleaner renewable alternatives |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
9>9 Personal answerYes, but in the form of assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Social › Teacher and Faculty Diversity Training
9>9 Personal answerNo I think teachers have enough to keep up with as it is. |
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 |
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 |
Social › Women in Combat
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › 1080 Ban
9>9 Personal answerYes |
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 only if they are ethically distributed and grown and all foods are labelled and seeds are not patented. |
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 |
Social › Employee Diversity Training
9>9 Personal answerNo, only for employees that commit acts of discrimination |
Crime › Private Prisons
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
9>9 Personal answerYes, every citizen deserves the right to vote |
Crime › Demilitarize the Police
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
9>9 Personal answerDrug use is often connected to mental health issues due to abuse so it should be considered a mental health issue and more funding provided to help with rehabilitation. Maybe in some circumstances have a service like this connected to a mental health / rehab service. But not a stand alone centre. |
Social › Student Diversity Training
9>9 Personal answerNo any act of bullying or defamatory behaviour should be addressed and dealt with accordingly. If the act of discrimination or bullying is of a nature that seems the person to be educated on matters, this can be addressed on this basis. |
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 answerNo, only if they are shipping resources overseas |
the Economy › Labor Unions
9>9 Personal answerHelp, but ban their ability to make political donations |
Elections › Campaign Finance
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
9>9 Personal answerNo not if they choose not too but I imagine it would be very hard to work and live in an English speaking country without understanding the language. I do not believe we should spend more than we do now on multilingual translations in public sectors because of this reasoning though. It is up to the individual. |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Housing › Land Supply
9>9 Personal answerNo, build up instead of out |
the Environment › Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
9>9 Personal answerYes, unless they have committed an act of terrorism |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
9>9 Personal answerYes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis |
the Economy › State Ownership
9>9 Personal answerNo, the government should never own shares of private companies |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only after living in the country for 5 years |
the Economy › Domestic Jobs
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Government Pensions
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Education › Charter Schools
9>9 Personal answerNo, we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages instead |
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 answerI believe in areas right outside the doors of businesses this should be made illegal as it makes it very difficult for shop owners who pay high rent to encourage shoppers to enter their stores. I believe they have a right to have the area they pay rent in free of barriers to their business. Again homelessness is often a mental health and social issue and this needs to be addressed much better but people who own small businesses especially need to have some help in this area. |
Foreign Policy › Ukrainian Defense Funding
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only provide humanitarian aid |
the Environment › EV Subsidies
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › TikTok Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo, but there should be more age restrictions on social media apps |
the Economy › Tariffs
9>9 Personal answerNo, a global free trade system is better for our businesses and consumers |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Offshore Banking
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as offshore income is reported |
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 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 answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
9>9 Personal answerDecrease |
Education › University Debt Accountability
9>9 Personal answerNo, we should instead focus on decreasing the cost of education |
Elections › Elected Representatives
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Surcharge Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo, as long as the costs are clearly communicated before purchases |
the Economy › Cryptocurrency
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for cryptocurrencies that hold stable value without price fluctuation |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Gig worker tax reporting
9>9 Personal answerNo, private transactions should be kept private |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives |
the Economy › Decentralised Finance
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if it’s truly decentralised and cannot be manipulated by any person, group, or government agency |
Foreign Policy › Saudi Arabia and Iran
9>9 Personal answerNo, only if it is an immediate threat to our safety |
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