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Anne Bourne’s policies on economic issues

These issues below are sorted in descending order based on how important the average Australian voter ranked them on the quiz.

Topics

the Economy  ›  Equal Pay

Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Taxes

Should Australia raise taxes on the rich?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Inflation

Has the government done enough to lower inflation?

AB>AB  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

the Economy  ›  Sunday Double Wages

Should workers continue to be paid double wages on Sunday?

  Party’s support baseYes


the Economy  ›  Four-day Workweek

Should Australia transition to a four-day workweek?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Economic Stimulus

Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Corporate Tax

Should Australia raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

  Party’s support baseRaise

the Economy  ›  CEO Pay Cap

Should the government enforce a cap on CEO pay relative to the pay of their employees?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Negative Gearing

Should the government ban negative gearing?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Mining Water Use

If their projects involve water, should coal companies be subject to additional government regulations?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Turnball Tax Cut

Do you support Malcolm Turnbull’s $50 billion corporate tax cut?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Welfare

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?

  Party’s support baseFewer

the Economy  ›  Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Rent Tax

Do you support an increase in the mineral resources rent tax?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Government Spending

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Surcharge Ban

Should the government ban surcharges tacked onto concert tickets, cable bills, banking services, hotel bookings and other purchases?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  National Broadband Network

Should the Australian government continue to invest billions of dollars into the development of the National Broadband Network?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Bonus Cap

Should bankers’ bonuses be capped at 100% of their pay?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Domestic Jobs

Should the government provide tax incentives to private companies to keep jobs within the country?

  Party’s support baseYes, and drastically increase taxes and import tariffs on outsourcing businesses

the Economy  ›  Labor Unions

Do you believe trade unions help or hurt the economy?

  Party’s support baseHelp

the Economy  ›  Farm Subsidies

Should the government subsidise Australian farmers?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

AB>AB  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, but only for low-income pensioners

the Economy  ›  Private Equity Compensation

Should the government increase taxes on private equity executives?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Offshore Banking

Should Australian citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?

AB>AB  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, too many wealthy citizens are abusing loopholes in offshore banking laws to evade taxes

the Economy  ›  Shrinkflation

Should the government ban companies from reducing product size without lowering the price?

AB>AB  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, shrinkflation is a sneaky way for corporations to hide inflation and mislead shoppers

the Economy  ›  Taxing Churches

Should religious institutions be required to pay taxes?

AB>AB  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, many operate like for-profit corporations and must pay their fair share

the Economy  ›  Tariffs

Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

Should the government replace physical cash with a central bank digital currency?

AB>AB  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

the Economy  ›  Trans-Pacific Partnership

Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?

  Party’s support baseYes, it will bring economic growth to all countries involved

the Economy  ›  State Ownership

Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?

AB>AB  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, the government should receive equity for any financial aid they provide to companies

the Economy  ›  Gig worker tax reporting

Should online payment platforms be forced to report all transactions over $600 to the IRS?

AB>AB  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, except for low income citizens

the Economy  ›  Right to Disconnect

Should employers be banned from contacting employees outside of working hours?

AB>AB  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

the Economy  ›  Bitcoin

Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

  Party’s support baseNo, classify cryptocurrencies as unregulated commodities

the Economy  ›  Cash Mandate

Should businesses be legally required to accept physical cash?

AB>AB  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, refusing cash discriminates against the elderly and the unbanked

the Economy  ›  Tax-Free Overtime

Should income earned from overtime hours be exempt from federal income tax?

AB>AB  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

the Economy  ›  Overruling the RBA

Should the federal government have the power to overrule interest rate decisions made by the Reserve Bank?

AB>AB  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, elected representatives must have the final say, not unelected bureaucrats

the Economy  ›  ABCC

Should the government reinstate the Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Supermarket Breakup

Should the government forcibly break up the Coles and Woolworths duopoly?

AB>AB  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, give the ACCC power to break up monopolies.

the Economy  ›  Decentralised Finance

Should the technology of our financial system transition to a decentralized protocol, that is not owned or controlled by any corporation, similar to the internet?

  Party’s support baseYes, but only if it’s truly decentralised and cannot be manipulated by any person, group, or government agency

the Economy  ›  Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Gig Worker Rights

Should gig economy workers (like Uber and DoorDash drivers) be classified as employees with guaranteed minimum wage?

AB>AB  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, companies are exploiting loopholes to pay below the legal minimum wage.

the Economy  ›  Renegotiating Foreign Debt

Should Australia renegotiate its debt obligations to adversarial nations?

AB>AB  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, but only on terms they overwhelmingly support

the Economy  ›  Stock Buybacks

Should the government tax stock buybacks?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Public Sector Borrowing

Should the government reduce public sector borrowing?

AB>AB  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo