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Clive Palmer’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?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

the Economy  ›  Taxes

Should Australia raise taxes on the rich?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

the Economy  ›  Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, this will only cause prices to increase in a never ending cycle

the Economy  ›  Inflation

Has the government done enough to lower inflation?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

the Economy  ›  Sunday Double Wages

Should workers continue to be paid double wages on Sunday?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo


the Economy  ›  Four-day Workweek

Should Australia transition to a four-day workweek?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

the Economy  ›  Economic Stimulus

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, but in the form of assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession

the Economy  ›  CEO Pay Cap

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

the Economy  ›  Corporate Tax

Should Australia raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

  Party’s support baseRaise

the Economy  ›  Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Negative Gearing

Should the government ban negative gearing?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

the Economy  ›  Turnball Tax Cut

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

the Economy  ›  Mining Water Use

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

the Economy  ›  Welfare

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchMore, reform the system so that it supplements, rather than replaces, a working income

the Economy  ›  Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

the Economy  ›  Rent Tax

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, and we should abolish it

the Economy  ›  Government Spending

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, focus on ending tax evasion instead

the Economy  ›  National Broadband Network

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, a national high-speed fibre optic network is crucial for the future of Australia's economy

the Economy  ›  Bonus Cap

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, any worker should be rewarded based on their success

the Economy  ›  Domestic Jobs

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

the Economy  ›  Labor Unions

Do you believe trade unions help or hurt the economy?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchHelp, in theory but have recently become corrupt and should have their powers limited

the Economy  ›  Farm Subsidies

Should the government subsidise Australian farmers?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

the Economy  ›  Private Equity Compensation

Should the government increase taxes on private equity executives?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

the Economy  ›  Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, adjust them yearly for cost of living

the Economy  ›  Offshore Banking

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, as long as offshore income is reported

the Economy  ›  Shrinkflation

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

  ChatGPT Party Researcho, this would create a ridiculous government bureaucracy to police the size of chip bags

the Economy  ›  Tariffs

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, a global free trade system is better for our businesses and consumers

the Economy  ›  Taxing Churches

Should religious institutions be required to pay taxes?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, the power to tax is the power to destroy religious freedom

the Economy  ›  Trans-Pacific Partnership

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, this will incentivise companies to move jobs out of the country

the Economy  ›  Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, the government has no right to monitor private transactions

the Economy  ›  Gig worker tax reporting

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, private transactions should be kept private

the Economy  ›  State Ownership

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, the government should never own shares of private companies

the Economy  ›  Right to Disconnect

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, the government should not micromanage private employment contracts.

the Economy  ›  Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

the Economy  ›  Cash Mandate

Should businesses be legally required to accept physical cash?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, cash is king, it guarantees privacy and prevents banks from tracking your spending

the Economy  ›  ABCC

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

the Economy  ›  Tax-Free Overtime

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, reward those willing to work extra hours to get ahead.

the Economy  ›  Overruling the RBA

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

the Economy  ›  Supermarket Breakup

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, heavy-handed government intervention will ruin the economy.

the Economy  ›  Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

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?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

the Economy  ›  Gig Worker Rights

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

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, this would destroy the flexibility that makes gig work attractive.

the Economy  ›  Renegotiating Foreign Debt

Should Australia renegotiate its debt obligations to adversarial nations?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

the Economy  ›  Stock Buybacks

Should the government tax stock buybacks?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

the Economy  ›  Public Sector Borrowing

Should the government reduce public sector borrowing?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes