the Economy › Budget Surplus Spending
Should a budget surplus fund tax cuts, cost-of-living support, and public services?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes |
the Economy › Social Housing
Should funding for social housing be increased?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes |
the Economy › Four-day Workweek
Should Ireland transition to a four-day workweek?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes |
the Economy › Water Charges
Should water charges be abolished?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes |
the Economy › Tax on Wealthy and Corporations
Do you support tax policies that target high earners, banks, and luxury sectors?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes |
the Economy › Labor Unions
Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseHelp |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
Should Ireland raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseKeep current rates but eliminate deductions and loop holes |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes, the government should intervene to boost a recovery |
the Economy › Domestic Jobs
Should the government provide tax incentives to private companies to keep jobs within the country?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes |
the Economy › CEO Pay Cap
Should the government enforce a cap on CEO pay relative to the pay of their employees?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes |
the Economy › State Ownership
Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes, the government should receive equity for any financial aid they provide to companies |
the Economy › Surcharge Ban
Should the government ban surcharges tacked onto concert tickets, cable bills, banking services, hotel bookings and other purchases?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes |
the Economy › Corporate Taxation
Should there be a minimum corporate tax rate set across the EU to avoid tax competition between member states?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseNo |
the Economy › Private Equity Compensation
Should the government increase taxes on private equity executives?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes |
the Economy › Youth Unemployment
Should the EU implement a union-wide policy to combat youth unemployment specifically?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes |
the Economy › Offshore Banking
Should Irish citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes |
the Economy › Energy Independence
Should the EU prioritize achieving complete energy independence from non-EU countries?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseNo |
the Economy › EU Fiscal Integration
Should the EU adopt a shared fiscal policy and budget among member states to stabilize the economy?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseNo |
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?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes |
the Economy › Public Sector Borrowing
Should the government reduce public sector borrowing?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes |
the Economy › Renegotiating Foreign Debt
Should Ireland renegotiate its debt obligations to adversarial nations?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes |
the Economy › Stock Buybacks
Should the government tax stock buybacks?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes |
the Economy › EU Capital Market Union
Should the EU create a capital market union?
Michael D. Higgins voterbaseYes |
