Recent Debate

Here are some recent comments people have made as a reason to vote for or against a statement. You can make comments on any question after you have voted by clicking on the question itself. You can view comments on any question prior to voting by clicking on the question itself.

Adulthood - The age for drivers licenses should be raised from 15 years to 18 years I strongly disagree because: That's what the driving license test is for. (March 2)		Disagree		Agree
Economy and Company Law - The super fund should increase the proportion invested in NZ I strongly disagree because: It should invest wherever it thinks it will get the best long-term return (subject to a few possible "moral" constraints) (March 1)		Disagree		Agree
Tax - A 2.5% cut in income tax together with a 2.5% GST increase and a 2.5% benefit increase is better than status quo? I am neutral because: Those things are not all equal because some household expenses (eg. mortgage payments or rent) do not have GST. Also a 2.5% increase in GST is likely to produce a slightly less than 2% one-off inflation change. (March 1)		Disagree		Agree
Tax - Tax rebates for families are better than tax cuts I strongly agree because: Tax rebates for children used to work very well until National stopped tax rebates for children and as a result our children are more at risk than they have ever been this century. Lets think about our children rather than ourselves for a change; they are our future! Many people forget that as one gets to retirement age the more children we have the less likely we will become lonely and forgotten. The memories of our children are our only memorial. (February 24)		Disagree		Agree
Tax - We should help young couples buy their own home with funds raised by a capital gains tax or higher stamp duty. I am neutral because: Instead of subsidising rents the government should control rents to stop the incredible rise of the cost of housing. Some rents have become obscenely high and of course WINZ has to subsidise the rent for lower income people. This goes into the landlord's pockets and only drives up the price of housing. By putting an affordable limit on rent prices perhaps the cost of housing will ease, or at least stop rising. It will ease the burden on the tax payer at the other end. (February 24)		Disagree		Agree
Tax - NZ should give tax cuts to higher incomes I partially disagree because: I think a cut would help other people more than the rich people, but some have worked hard to get where they so why should they have to pay more in tax for there success. (February 23)		Disagree		Agree
Tax - NZ should give tax cuts to lower incomes. I strongly agree because: Someone has to do the lower paid jobs, if they get more out of working then it could mean more people can afford to come off a benefit. As I know allot of people on benefit's that earn more than people that are on min wage. (February 23)		Disagree		Agree
Tax - We should remove GST on food I strongly agree because: BASIC FOOD ITEMS SUCH AS BREAD,FLOUR,MILK,BUTTER,CHEESE,UNPROCESSED MEAT,RAW FRUIT,RAW VEGES. (February 21)		Disagree		Agree
Education - I like the NCEA assessment system I strongly disagree because: there should be an assesment of character not just knowledge, brightness comes with little common sense (February 18)		Disagree		Agree
Education - The summer school holidays should run from mid January until the start of march. I strongly disagree because: summer school holidays should NOT exceed 2 weeks as it is the holidays that promote poor behavier too long the holiday child looses interest in schooling (February 18)		Disagree		Agree
Education - Healthy school lunches should be funded by government for all under 12 year olds I strongly disagree because: healthy eating school poor eating at home will not work (February 18)		Disagree		Agree
Education - Schools should not be allowed to expel children, they should be provided with resources to cater for difficult children in separate classrooms I strongly agree because: parents must take responcibility, they should be reqired by law to attend school with there troubled child for 3 days as punishment to the child as it can be quite embarising (February 18)		Disagree		Agree
Education - School days should run from 9am to 5pm, so that parents can hold fulltime jobs I strongly agree because: change schools to 7 days for 4 weeks and have 1 week off , a 5 week cycle (February 18)		Disagree		Agree
Roads and Petrol Taxes - Tolls on inner city driving should be introduced to decrease congestion I strongly disagree because: conjestion is in direct relation to school start and finish times workers start and finish times, fluctuate these times and waalaah you solve the problem (February 18)		Disagree		Agree
Roads and Petrol Taxes - Motorway tolls should be introduced if it will speed up new motorway projects I strongly disagree because: not gona speed up traffic (February 18)		Disagree		Agree
Roads and Petrol Taxes - The cost of public transport is a good reason not to use it I strongly agree because: change it to vans (February 18)		Disagree		Agree
Roads and Petrol Taxes - The infrequency of public transport is a good reason not to use it I strongly agree because: public transport shuld changed from buses to vans and run route at 5 minute intervals (February 18)		Disagree		Agree
Roads and Petrol Taxes - Taxes on petrol are the best way to pay for road projects and reward environmentally friendly cars I strongly disagree because: shud be spent on a power supply and every1 convert to golf carts throughout the city , benefits; road death will drop, exspensive bitumen can be put back into grass and maintained with a mower, less polution down our drains , reduce the smog , brighten the city , become a world class city and and change the name to the city of eden hahaha like thats gona happen (February 18)		Disagree		Agree
Roads and Petrol Taxes - Companies should be required to use trains for transporting shipping containers more than 300 kms where a train line is available for a the majority of the journey (to ease road congestion and for environmental reasons) I strongly agree because: 1 poluting train compared to 30 poluting trucks yes have to agree (February 18)		Disagree		Agree
Roads and Petrol Taxes - Taxes on petrol should be used to subsidise public transport I strongly disagree because: roading companies are very wealthy due to overprice machinery supplied by other countrys therefore forcing us to pay more fore roading, can solve this by the government put 1 billion into manufacturing new zealand made equipment (February 18)		Disagree		Agree

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