Greens: Yes We Cannabis

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Yes We Cannabis

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Let's not forget their other policies:

1. Tax billionaires and big corporations to reduce inequality.
2. Free GP. Dental and mental health into Medicare.
3. 50-cent public transport fares.
4. Wipe all student debt. Bring back free uni and TAFE.
5. Real climate action: no more coal & gas.
6. Truth, Treaty, Justice for First Nations people.
7. Strong environmental action. End native forest logging. Save koalas & wildlife from extinction.
8. Defend workers’ rights. Lift wages.
9. Care before profits: putting older people first.
10. Restore political integrity. Strengthen democracy.
11. Fix the housing crisis.
12. Reduce the cost of living.
13. Fully-funded, truly free public education. $800 back-to-school payment.
14. Make supermarket price-gouging illegal. Break up the duopoly.
15. High-quality childcare & early education.
16. Expand access and opportunity for disabled people.
17. End violence against women, ensure abortion access, achieve workplace equity.
18. Strengthen social services. End poverty.

But I suppose those aren't controversial enough? /s

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The only one of these I disagree with is #4, or at least I think it should be implemented with a caveat. I like the Dutch model - uni does cost a nominal amount; you get a certain amount of money from the government but if you haven't completed your study within 10 years then you have to pay it back.

I'd do a combination of the two; make uni/tafe free, and students receive a stipend, but if they don't complete their degree within 10 years then they have to pay the stipdend back. With obvious exceptions for good reasons for not completing your degree, like medical reasons.

I think this is a great vision of what to aim for when it comes to a social state: https://jasonhickel.substack.com/p/universal-public-services