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Labour Party. The New Zealand Labour Party is a center-left political party in New Zealand that has been a significant force in the country's politics sinc…
Which political party do you most identify with?
The Labour Party used to be "slightly left" and "the good guys", concerned with people, with helping people. Though you can't reasonably blame Labour for all th…
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Should the government ban its citizens from using cross-border payment methods (like crypto) to send money to relatives in OFAC sanctioned countries (Palestine,…
No. The government is presently sending funds to Israel, a country found guilty of genocide and torture. The government has no moral high-ground to spit from, a…
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Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?
Perhaps. Under the Labour government a huge fund was set aside (2.9B?), a huge study was done, and then they put the report in a drawer (marked "too hard") and…
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Should the government ban the promotion of products that contribute to unhealthy lifestyles for young people, such as vaping and junk food?
No, the government should butt-out of my personal choices. Who are they to tell me what is healthy? They promote meat, cheese, dairy - all A1 carcinogens accord…
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Should the government promote the use of bicycles by expanding bike lanes and bike-sharing programs?
Yes, but not at the expense of cars. The government must provide sufficient ability for people to commute, not fixate on bikes or any 1 solution.
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Should the government prioritize the maintenance and repair of existing roads and bridges over building new infrastructure?
No. The government should get a move on with both - both have been neglected and managed badly by both governments.
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Should the government invest in the development of smart transportation infrastructure?
No. This is used to some degree in Wellington. The lights are poorly calibrated and too bright at night, mking the glare greater and the risk more. This is badl…
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Should cities designate special lanes for autonomous vehicles?
No. NZ barely has space for the cars it has - we need better road management in general before this question becomes relevant.
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Should the government restrict the use of advanced technology in vehicles to maintain human control and prevent over-reliance on technology?
No, not yet. The tech to do this well isn't here yet. Excess regulation now would only stop NZ companies from being competitive.
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Should the government regulate the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles?
No, not yet. The tech to do this well isn't here yet. Excess regulation now would only stop NZ companies from being competitive.
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Do you support a universal basic income program?
No. A UBI of 50k per person per year would sum to 250B per year (5M people x 50k). The governments budget for 2025 is something like 2.3B. You can't afford a UB…
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Do you support the use of nuclear energy?
Yes, but this question is too vague. Support in general/concept - yes, support in NZ - no. Even a small reactor produces more energy than NZ needs. No one invol…
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Should immigrants from high risk countries be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?
No, just work to make sure NZ isn't an interesting target, E.g., don't support immoral causes (Israel/Gaza), don't mistreat any group, etc.
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Should AI be used to make decisions in criminal justice systems?
No, not yet. AI is, and will be, an amazing invention, but it isn't reliable enough yet for this use.
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Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?
No. This is a joke right? NZ can barely limp along with its own elections, what ability do you believe we have to influence others? This is silly.
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Should the government continue to support Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership of the Israeli government?
No. Hell No. OMFG No. The ICJ have just stated that they're guilty of genocide! The Israelis, perennial victims who went out and exorcized their demons by murde…
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Should the government support peace talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran?
No. How out of date is this question?! I suspect, since Gaza, that these countries are more peaceful to one-another than either is to NZ.
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Should Ukraine join NATO?
No. The Ukraine essentially caused the current war by an obvious and arrogant movement towards the Russian border. Under Article 5 NATO would be at war with Rus…
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Should the United States provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?
No. All propaganda aside: NATO *was* supposed to disband, and the creep up to the Russian border was always going to cause a war (remember the Cuban Missile Cri…
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Should the government increase or decrease foreign aid spending?
Neither increase or decrease, and all aid should be removed for countries found guilty of genocide by the ICJ.
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Should the government incentivize the construction of high density residential buildings?
No, *again*, the government should not be involved in subsidising housing, construction or the like - it does not EVER manage this work well, wastes a lot of mo…
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Should the government increase incentives for first home buyers?
No, and this questions seems to be repeated. The govt should not get itself into further debt with a programme it will be unable to manage well.
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Should the government incentivize the construction of affordable housing?
No, the government has proven poor at all aspects of housing and construction programmes. The government should restrict itself to updating the RMA to allow mor…
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Should the government provide assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
No, the govt should not get involved, but the banks should be able to provide options.
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Should the government provide subsidies for companies developing carbon capture technologies?
Yes, but this should be focussed on the technology, it shouldn't be a concern whether it uses Matauranga Maori, has Maori focus, etc.
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Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?
No, this is not needed in NZ, and would have additional risks relating to ground water and earthquakes. A clever technology solution, but not needed in a countr…
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Should universities be held financially accountable if graduates, with degrees leading to lower income jobs, default on their student loans?
No, and this is an absurd question. Someone graduates and then can't be bothered paying their loan... why would anyone believe the university is liable? This se…
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Should tuition at public universities be free?
No, education is barely valued in NZ as it is, and this will encourage people going to university to "have a laugh". Improve education in NZ first, then focus o…
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Should Te Reo Māori be compulsory in schools?
No, recent efforts by the (Labour) government have been undemocratic and ruinous to the education sector. Until the government learns to do this competently it…
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Should citizens be allowed to secure their money in self-hosted digital wallets that the government can monitor but not control?
Yes - people should be "allowed" to do such an odd thing, but they should also be able to *not* have the government monitor their money.
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Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?
Yes, and there should be MUCH less focus on gender and such. If the women can hit the required standard - that's all that counts.
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Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth?
In some instances - yes, in some - no. In boxing and combat sports it creates additional risk of serious injury and death for example.
