The Most Popular Economic Issues of 2017

Equal Pay

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

85 Yes

15 No

66,465 votes

Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

59 Yes

41 No

38,223 votes

Turnball Tax Cut

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

27 Yes

73 No

7,936 votes

Taxes

Should the government raise taxes on the rich?

70 Yes

30 No

412,284 votes

Corporate Tax

Should Australia raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

80 Yes

20 No

34,722 votes

Mining Water Use

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

87 Yes

13 No

113,288 votes

Sunday Double Wages

Should workers continue to be paid double wages on Sunday?

78 Yes

22 No

20,699 votes

Economic Stimulus

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

86 Yes

14 No

30,908 votes

Domestic Jobs

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

65 Yes

35 No

2,814 votes

National Broadband Network

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

65 Yes

35 No

222,576 votes

Welfare

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

68 Yes

32 No

13,698 votes

Rent Tax

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

63 Yes

37 No

108,054 votes

Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

74 Yes

26 No

236,946 votes

Trans-Pacific Partnership

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

46 Yes

54 No

3,186 votes

Negative Gearing

Should the government ban negative gearing?

51 Yes

49 No

18,766 votes

Offshore Banking

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

57 Yes

43 No

25,984 votes

Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

54 Yes

46 No

865 votes

Farm Subsidies

Should the government subsidise Australian farmers?

73 Yes

27 No

41,164 votes

Government Spending

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

45 Yes

55 No

206,080 votes

Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

31 Yes

69 No

26,819 votes

Trade Unions

Do you believe trade unions help or hurt the economy?

27 Yes

73 No

27,376 votes

Bonus Cap

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

65 Yes

35 No

4,610 votes

ABCC

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

47 Yes

53 No

13,681 votes

Bitcoin

Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?

31 Yes

69 No

40,411 votes