241 policies.
One presidency.

Automated trading rules

Set rules for computers buying and selling investments automatically. Safeguards reduce market abuse, but strict bans make trading harder.

Policy settings

• Basic rules against fraud
• Pause sudden price swings
• Limit trading speed
• Ban many high-speed tactics
• Ban automated trading

Banking safeguards

Limit risky bank lending. Stronger safeguards make banking safer, but can make loans harder to obtain.

Policy settings

• Banks set their own rules
• Protect customer deposits
• Check lending and reserves
• Test banks against crises
• Separate savings from risky trades

Cash payments from new money

Create new money for recurring household payments. People can spend more, but public spending and inflation rise.

Policy settings

• No new-money cash payments
• Yearly household payments
• Quarterly household payments
• Monthly household payments
• Large monthly household payments

Central bank bond purchases

Create money to buy financial assets and encourage borrowing. Spending rises, but so can inflation and wealth gaps.

Policy settings

• No new-money purchases
• Emergency financial support
• Buy government bonds
• Buy government and company bonds
• Keep buying without a fixed limit

Competition watchdog

Stop firms from unfairly shutting out rivals. More competition can lower prices, but investigations create uncertainty for businesses.

Policy settings

• No competition watchdog
• Investigate price fixing
• Review company mergers
• Break up unfair monopolies
• Watch every major market

Consumer protection

Require fair contracts, refunds, safe products and responsible use of personal data. Businesses spend more to meet the rules.

Policy settings

• Basic fraud laws only
• Clear prices and warnings
• Refunds and fair contracts
• Stronger guarantees and privacy
• Sellers carry broad responsibility

Cross-border money controls

Restrict money leaving the country. Outflows slow, but foreign investment and trade become harder.

Policy settings

• Money can move freely
• Report large overseas transfers
• Approve large outgoing transfers
• Strict overseas transfer limits
• Block most overseas transfers

Cryptocurrency regulation

Set rules for cryptocurrency markets. Stronger controls reduce risk but also limit access and investment.

Policy settings

• Normal fraud rules only
• Register exchanges and warn buyers
• Safeguard customers' money
• Limit public access
• Ban cryptocurrency trading

Employee profit sharing

Require profitable firms to share earnings with employees. Workers gain, but companies have less money left to invest.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 5%
• 10%
• 20%
• 35%

Employment rights

Set rules for contracts and dismissals. Workers gain job security and bargaining power, but strict rules can discourage hiring.

Policy settings

• Employers can dismiss freely
• Basic worker protections
• A fair reason to dismiss
• Limits on temporary contracts
• Strict limits on dismissals

Executive pay limits

Limit top executives' pay compared with typical workers. Pay gaps narrow, but firms may avoid the rules or move elsewhere.

Policy settings

• No limit relative to worker pay
• Up to 200× typical worker pay
• Up to 100× typical worker pay
• Up to 40× typical worker pay
• Up to 10× typical worker pay

Farm subsidies

Help farms pay their costs. Rural incomes become more secure, but support also keeps inefficient farms operating and favors landowners.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 12%
• 25%
• 38%
• 50%

Foreign ownership rules

Check or limit foreign purchases of important businesses and property. Security improves, but investment and trust abroad can fall.

Policy settings

• Same rules for foreign buyers
• Check national security risks
• Limit ownership in key industries
• Limit ownership across the economy
• Ban new foreign ownership

Homebuilding rules

Higher settings let more homes be built in more places. Housing becomes more affordable over time, but roads and local services face extra strain.

Policy settings

• Existing building limits
• Faster building approvals
• More small homes allowed
• More homes near jobs and transit
• Homes allowed in most areas

Housing construction

Help fund and build new homes. Housing becomes more affordable over time, but construction costs money and creates emissions.

Policy settings

• No government building support
• Help builders get approval
• Prepare land for new homes
• Build with private partners
• National homebuilding program

Industry subsidies

Help domestic industries pay for new projects. Investment and energy security improve, but spending and favoritism can grow.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 12%
• 25%
• 38%
• 50%

Meat alternative research

Fund lab-grown meat and other protein alternatives. Environmental gains take years, and traditional food producers face new competition.

Policy settings

• No meat-alternative research fund
• Food science scholarships
• Lab-grown food research
• Trial food factories
• Full-scale food production research

Minimum wage

Set the lowest hourly pay employers can offer. Low-paid workers gain, while hiring becomes more expensive.

Policy settings

• $0/hr
• $7.5/hr
• $15/hr
• $22.5/hr
• $30/hr

Oil & gas drilling permits

Allow more drilling on federal land and waters. Energy supply and revenue grow, but emissions rise.

Policy settings

• No new drilling permits
• A few tightly controlled sites
• Regular permits with safeguards
• Open more areas to drilling
• Extensive drilling, fewer limits

Paid public holidays

Guarantee paid public holidays. Workers gain time off, while employers face higher costs.

Policy settings

• No guaranteed paid holidays
• Five paid holidays
• Eleven paid holidays
• Fifteen paid holidays
• Twenty paid holidays

Patents & copyright

Balance access to ideas against rewards for inventors. Either extreme can reduce innovation.

Policy settings

• Few limits on public use
• Short protection for creators
• Standard protection and exceptions
• Longer protection for creators
• Longest, strictest protection

Price controls

Limit unfair price rises during emergencies or cap prices more widely. Broad limits can make goods cheaper but cause shortages.

Policy settings

• Businesses set prices
• Stop emergency price gouging
• Limit prices of necessities
• Limit many household prices
• Government sets most prices

Public ownership

Buy and run major industries. Government gains control, but buying and managing businesses is costly.

Policy settings

• Keep current public businesses
• Buy shares in key companies
• Own essential services
• Own major national industries
• Public ownership across the economy

Rent controls

Limit rent increases. Tenants gain quickly, but tight controls can reduce future rental supply.

Policy settings

• No federal rent limits
• Emergency rent limits
• Limits for large landlords
• Limits for most rentals
• Freeze most rents

Rural development

Fund internet access, local services and connections to markets in rural areas. Reaching remote communities costs more.

Policy settings

• No dedicated rural investment
• Village internet connections
• Connected rural towns
• Local rural service centers
• Connect remote communities too

Science funding

Fund scientific research for future growth. Breakthroughs take years, cost money and may benefit some people more than others.

Policy settings

• No science grants
• University research grants
• National research institutes
• Advanced research laboratories
• Major scientific breakthroughs

Second-home ownership

Limit second-home purchases. More homes may reach residents, but rentals and investment can shrink.

Policy settings

• No limit on owning several homes
• Register second homes locally
• Local limits on second-home buying
• National limits on second-home buying
• One home per owner

Small-business support

Help small firms borrow and grow. Jobs and investment can rise, but taxpayers share the risk of unpaid loans.

Policy settings

• No small-business support
• Government-backed startup loans
• Local business loan offices
• Loans for growing businesses
• National small-business bank

Sunday trading rules

Limit shop opening on Sundays. More people share a day off, but shopping access, work shifts and sales fall.

Policy settings

• Shops choose Sunday hours
• Workers can request Sundays off
• Shorter hours for large shops
• Only essential shops open
• Nearly all shops closed

Sustainable farming

Support cleaner farming and urban growing. Pollution falls, but food and public costs can rise.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%

Union organizing rights

Set workers' rights to form unions, negotiate together and strike. Stronger rights shift bargaining power away from employers.

Policy settings

• Unions banned
• Unions allowed with strict limits
• Right to join and negotiate
• Easier union recognition
• Broad union and strike rights

Union protections

Help workers negotiate pay and conditions together. Workers gain bargaining power, while employers have less flexibility.

Policy settings

• Individual pay agreements
• Protected union votes
• Company-wide pay agreements
• Industry-wide pay agreements
• Nationwide bargaining rights

Worker advice and union training

Fund workplace advice and union training. More workers get help, but unions become more dependent on government funding.

Policy settings

• No public worker advice service
• Workplace rights leaflets
• Worker advice centers
• Union training centers
• Nationwide worker support

Workers on company boards

Give workers seats on company boards. Cooperation can improve, while management loses flexibility.

Policy settings

• No required worker seats
• Consult worker councils
• One worker board member
• Workers hold a third of seats
• Workers hold half of seats

Workplace safety standards

Set workplace safety rules and fund inspections. Fewer injuries improve health and productivity, while employers spend more on safety.

Policy settings

• Compensation after injury
• Inspect the most dangerous work
• Nationwide safety rules
• Frequent workplace inspections
• Prove safety before risky work

Air travel tax

Tax passenger flights, charging frequent flyers more. Emissions fall, but so does demand for tourism.

Policy settings

• No flight tax
• Tax each passenger ticket
• Charge frequent flyers extra
• Higher frequent-flyer charges
• Higher taxes on every flight

Alcohol tax

Tax alcoholic drinks to reduce drinking and raise revenue. Customers, bars and restaurants pay more.

Policy settings

• 0% surcharge
• 25% surcharge
• 50% surcharge
• 75% surcharge
• 100% surcharge

Capital gains tax

Tax profits from selling investments. Revenue rises and wealth gaps narrow, but some investment is discouraged.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 14%
• 27%
• 38%
• 50%

Carbon tax

Charge businesses for greenhouse-gas emissions. Cleaner energy becomes more attractive, but energy bills rise in the short term.

Policy settings

• $0/t CO₂e
• $25/t CO₂e
• $50/t CO₂e
• $100/t CO₂e
• $200/t CO₂e

Charitable donation matching

Use tax-funded support to match eligible donations. Charities receive more money, at a cost to the public budget.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%

Corporate tax

Tax company profits to fund government. High rates can discourage businesses from investing.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 15%
• 28%
• 39%
• 50%

Cryptocurrency tax

Tax profits and trades involving cryptocurrency. Collection improves, but reporting costs rise and some trading moves abroad.

Policy settings

• No extra cryptocurrency tax
• Tax reported profits
• Tax profits and exchange trades
• Tax most transactions
• Higher profit and transaction taxes

Digital services tax

Tax revenue from large online platforms and services. Some of the cost is passed to users and advertisers.

Policy settings

• No special online-services tax
• Tax the largest platforms
• Tax platforms and online ads
• Tax more online services
• Higher online-services tax

Estate & inheritance tax

Tax large inheritances. Lower exemptions raise more but may force estates to sell assets.

Policy settings

• No inheritance tax
• Largest inheritances only
• More inheritances taxed
• Higher rates for larger inheritances
• High inheritance tax

Extra income tax

Add another tax on personal income to help fund government. Take-home pay falls, and the charge continues until removed.

Policy settings

• No surcharge
• 1% income surcharge
• 2% income surcharge
• 4% income surcharge
• 6% income surcharge

Foreign investor incentives

Reduce tax bills for overseas investors funding domestic projects. Investment rises, but foreign firms may gain an advantage.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 12%
• 25%
• 38%
• 50%

Gasoline tax

Tax gasoline to raise revenue and reduce fuel use. Drivers outside cities have fewer alternatives.

Policy settings

• 0¢/gal
• 18¢/gal
• 45¢/gal
• 73¢/gal
• 100¢/gal

Graduate income tax

Add an income tax for people with degrees. Government raises more money, but graduates take home less.

Policy settings

• No graduate tax
• 1% earnings
• 2% earnings
• 4% earnings
• 6% earnings

Health insurance tax credits

Reduce tax bills for people buying private health insurance. More people gain cover, but insurers absorb some of the support.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%

Import tariffs

Tax imported goods to protect domestic producers. Shoppers pay more, and other countries may tax your exports in response.

Policy settings

• Almost no import taxes
• Tax selected imports
• Tax several major industries
• High taxes on many imports
• Discourage nearly all imports

Income tax structure

Choose how gradually income-tax rates rise with earnings. Set the highest rate separately under Personal income tax.

Policy settings

• One rate above the tax-free amount
• Two income-tax bands
• Several income-tax bands
• More steps for lower incomes
• Strongest protection for lower incomes

Investment trading tax

Tax trades in shares, bonds and similar investments. High rates push trading and investment to other countries.

Policy settings

• No trading tax
• 0.01% per trade
• 0.05% per trade
• 0.1% per trade
• 0.5% per trade

Job automation tax

Tax firms that replace paid workers with automation. Revenue rises, but investment in more productive equipment slows.

Policy settings

• No automation tax
• Tax large firms automating jobs
• Tax wages replaced by automation
• Higher tax on replaced wages
• Highest tax on replaced wages

Large retailer tax

Tax large retail chains to help smaller shops compete. Shopping costs rise, and large retailers have less reason to expand.

Policy settings

• No large-retailer tax
• Tax only the biggest chains
• Tax large stores too
• Tax more national chains
• Higher taxes on large retailers

Luxury goods tax

Add a tax to expensive luxury purchases. Very high rates drive buyers away and reduce the money collected.

Policy settings

• No surcharge
• 5% surcharge
• 10% surcharge
• 20% surcharge
• 30% surcharge

Marriage tax credit

Give married households a tax credit. Single people receive no matching benefit.

Policy settings

• No marriage tax credit
• Reduce married couples' tax bills
• Extra help for lower-income couples
• Share unused tax allowances
• Pay credit even without a tax bill

Mortgage interest tax relief

Subsidize home loans. Owners gain, but extra demand can raise prices before supply catches up.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%

National sales tax

Tax retail purchases, except basic food. Revenue rises, but households can afford less.

Policy settings

• No federal sales tax
• 5% sales tax
• 10% sales tax
• 15% sales tax
• 20% sales tax

Net wealth tax

Charge a yearly tax on large fortunes after debts are deducted. Higher rates raise more money, but encourage avoidance and reduce investment.

Policy settings

• No yearly wealth tax
• Billion-dollar fortunes only
• Multimillion-dollar fortunes
• Higher rates for larger fortunes
• High taxes on large fortunes

Payroll tax

Tax wages to fund benefits such as pensions. Employers pay more to hire, and workers take home less.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 7%
• 14%
• 22%
• 30%

Personal income tax

Tax personal earnings to fund public services. Higher rates reduce take-home pay and spending, but narrow income gaps.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 21%
• 42%
• 66%
• 90%

Plastics and packaging tax

Tax disposable bags and packaging to reduce waste. Manufacturers pass some of the cost to shoppers.

Policy settings

• No packaging tax
• Charge for plastic bags
• Tax disposable plastic items
• Tax all disposable packaging
• Higher tax on unrecycled material

Private school tax credits

Reduce tax bills for families paying private-school fees. Choice grows, but higher-income households gain most.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%

Property tax

Tax property each year, with a tax-free allowance for a main home. Revenue rises, but owning a home becomes more expensive.

Policy settings

• No federal property tax
• 0.25% assessed value
• 0.5% assessed value
• 1% assessed value
• 2% assessed value

Public access to tax records

Choose who can inspect tax records. Public scrutiny can expose wrongdoing, but reduces financial privacy.

Policy settings

• Tax records kept private
• Publish senior officials' records
• Publish large-company reports too
• Publish high earners' records too
• Publish everyone's tax summary

Religious institution tax

Tax religious organizations' income and donations. Revenue rises, but broad taxation raises concerns about fairness and freedom to organize.

Policy settings

• Fully tax-exempt
• Tax business income
• Tax business and investment income
• Tax larger donations too
• Tax nearly all income

Startup investment tax credits

Reduce tax bills for people investing in new firms. More businesses get funding, but some fail and gains are uneven.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 12%
• 25%
• 38%
• 50%

Sugar and junk food tax

Tax sugary drinks and heavily processed foods. Health can improve, but shopping costs rise.

Policy settings

• No junk food tax
• Tax sugary drinks
• Tax drinks and sweet snacks
• Tax more processed foods
• Higher taxes on junk food

Tax breaks for savings

Protect selected savings and investments from tax. Investment rises, but households with more savings gain most.

Policy settings

• No special tax-free accounts
• Tax-free emergency savings
• Retirement savings tax breaks
• Long-term investment tax breaks
• Tax breaks for many investments

Tax investigations

Investigate hidden profits and wealth to recover unpaid tax. Heavy or unpredictable investigations can discourage investment.

Policy settings

• Very few tax checks
• Regular tax checks
• Track money held abroad
• Investigate unexplained wealth
• Widespread tax investigations

Tobacco tax

Tax tobacco to discourage smoking and raise revenue. People who struggle to quit bear more of the cost.

Policy settings

• $0/pack
• $2/pack
• $4/pack
• $8/pack
• $12/pack

Vacant homes tax

Tax homes left empty where housing is scarce. Owners may put homes back into use, but high rates discourage investment.

Policy settings

• No empty-home tax
• 1% vacant value
• 2% vacant value
• 4% vacant value
• 8% vacant value

Vehicle ownership tax

Charge a yearly tax for owning a car, with heavier and more polluting cars paying more. Rural drivers have fewer alternatives.

Policy settings

• No yearly car tax
• Tax the heaviest cars
• Tax by weight and pollution
• Yearly tax on all cars
• Higher yearly tax on all cars

Benefit eligibility checks

Check that benefit applicants qualify for help. More checks catch incorrect claims but can delay genuine payments and cost more to run.

Policy settings

• Trust application details
• Risk-based checks
• Regular eligibility checks
• Frequent interviews and paperwork
• Investigate nearly every claim

Benefit work requirements

Set what people must do to keep unemployment aid. Stricter requirements reduce claims, but some people who need help lose support.

Policy settings

• No work conditions
• Job-search requirement
• Training requirement
• Mandatory placements
• Compulsory work

Child benefit

Pay families to help with the cost of raising children. Larger payments give families more security but cost government more each year.

Policy settings

• No regular child payment
• Newborn allowance
• Monthly child allowance
• Family income supplement
• Child income guarantee

Childcare support

Affordable care helps parents work, while providers need time and staff to expand.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%

Disability support

Provide income and access support for disabled people who cannot work. Reliable coverage needs ongoing funding.

Policy settings

• No disability support
• Basic disability allowance
• Income and mobility support
• Independent-living support
• Disability income guarantee

Food assistance

Help eligible households buy groceries. Larger payments cover more food but increase the ongoing public cost.

Policy settings

• No federal food aid
• Grocery vouchers
• Monthly food benefits
• Larger family grocery payments
• Full essential food support

Healthy food subsidies

Make nutritious food more affordable. Public support can improve long-term health, while adding a recurring budget commitment.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%

Household energy assistance

Help vulnerable households pay heating and cooling bills. Larger subsidies relieve hardship but weaken incentives to save energy.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%

Housing assistance

Help households pay rent. Wider support reaches more people, but rents can rise if too few new homes are built.

Policy settings

• No rent assistance
• Emergency rent grants
• Low-income rent vouchers
• Rent help for more households
• Rent support tied to income

Long-term social care

Fund home care, assisted living and caregiver support. Families gain help, but costs rise as society ages.

Policy settings

• No federal care support
• Short breaks for caregivers
• Home-care visits
• Home care and assisted living
• Full long-term care service

Paid family leave

Guarantee paid family and medical leave. Families gain security; government and employers cover the cost.

Policy settings

• No federal paid leave
• State paid-leave grants
• Six paid weeks
• Twelve paid weeks
• Twenty-four paid weeks

Parenting support

Offer voluntary classes, family advice and early help. Benefits take time and depend on staff and participation.

Policy settings

• No family advice service
• Parenting helpline
• Voluntary parenting classes
• Family support centers
• Local advisers for every family

Public pension age

Set the age when people can claim a full public pension, not when they must stop working. A higher age saves money but leaves some workers struggling for longer.

Policy settings

• Age 60
• Age 64
• Age 67
• Age 69
• Age 72

Public pensions

Set how much income public pensions provide. More support reduces hardship but costs more as the population ages; pension age is set separately.

Policy settings

• No public pension
• Basic retirement income
• Earnings-linked pensions
• Protected living standards
• Comfortable public pensions

Unemployment benefit

Replace part of a worker's lost earnings while they look for work. Larger payments protect families but can make returning to work less urgent.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%

Universal basic income

Pay every adult a regular income. Poverty falls, but the permanent cost is very large.

Policy settings

• No basic income
• City cash trials
• Small payment for every adult
• Larger payment for every adult
• Full basic-income guarantee

Addiction treatment

Expand voluntary addiction treatment and recovery care. Harm falls slowly and trained staff are needed.

Policy settings

• Limited referrals
• Crisis access
• Community treatment
• Treatment plus help rebuilding lives
• Treatment for everyone seeking help

Adult education subsidies

Help adults retrain through classes and online courses. Skills grow slowly and tuition support costs money.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%

Adult transition healthcare

Set adult access and public coverage for gender-affirming healthcare.

Policy settings

• Care prohibited
• Highly restricted access
• Regulated adult access
• Public coverage
• Comprehensive adult access

Antibiotic use rules

Limit unnecessary antibiotic use. Medicines stay effective longer, while farms and clinics face more monitoring.

Policy settings

• Basic controls
• Voluntary cuts in use
• Use only when medically needed
• Strict use limits
• Ban most farm use

Arts and culture

Support artists, cultural venues and local participation. Culture grows, while grants need money and oversight.

Policy settings

• Private arts funding only
• Heritage grants
• Community culture
• Broad arts funding
• Major public arts program

Assisted-dying law

Set who may receive medically assisted dying and under what safeguards.

Policy settings

• Prohibited
• State-law exceptions
• Terminally ill adults only
• Include severe long-term illness
• Wider adult choice

Faith-school support

Provide special funding for religious schools. Families gain choice, but more public support raises concerns about government favoring religion.

Policy settings

• No separate school subsidy
• Meals and school transport
• Low-income pupil scholarships
• Grants for approved faith schools
• Equal per-pupil funding

Family-planning services

Fund voluntary contraception, counseling and reproductive care. Families gain choice, while services cost money.

Policy settings

• No dedicated program
• Information services
• Clinics where access is poor
• Broad no-cost access
• Universal voluntary services

Food safety and labeling

Inspect food and require useful labels. Stronger rules protect health, but testing and meeting the rules cost producers more.

Policy settings

• Core safety rules
• Risk-based checks
• Regular checks and clear labels
• More testing and inspections
• Strict checks before sale

Healthcare funding

Fund public hospitals, clinics and treatment staff. Better health supports work over time; insurance rules are set separately.

Policy settings

• No federal treatment funding
• Essential care
• Hospitals and clinics
• Timely specialist care
• Comprehensive public care

Healthcare vouchers

Help households pay for approved private healthcare that can replace reduced public provision once delivered. Broader coverage costs more; access and provider availability still matter.

Policy settings

• No new healthcare vouchers
• Selected low-income patients
• Vouchers based on income
• Broad private-care voucher
• Universal care voucher

Higher education

Fund college teaching, research and more student places. Free tuition is a separate policy.

Policy settings

• No federal college funding
• Grants for low-income students
• Teaching and research grants
• Affordable college places
• Widely available college places

Human cloning research

Set funding and limits for cloning research. Medical potential comes with serious consent and ethical concerns.

Policy settings

• No public program
• Cell models
• Research for medical treatments
• Expanded experimental work
• Experiments to clone humans

Language learning

Fund foreign-language and English classes. Language skills help trade and newcomers settle in, but required classes take time and staff.

Policy settings

• Voluntary language courses
• Newcomer and pupil classes
• Language teaching in every school
• School and adult language classes
• Required language classes

Libraries and public learning

Fund libraries, public internet and learning spaces. Access improves, while buildings and staff need continuing funds.

Policy settings

• Local funding only
• Local branch grants
• Libraries with public internet
• Evening and digital access
• National library access fund

Mental-health services

Improve access to treatment, reducing homelessness and some crime over time.

Policy settings

• No federal mental-health service
• Emergency counseling
• Community clinics
• Therapy and ongoing support
• Care whenever needed

Needle exchange and harm reduction

Provide clean needles and links to care. Infections fall, but services cost money and face opposition.

Policy settings

• No national exchange service
• Community needle exchanges
• Exchanges in high-risk areas
• Exchange, testing and referrals
• Nationwide harm-reduction care

Organ donation rules

Set when organs may be donated after death and fund transplant services. More donors can save lives, but removing the right to refuse limits personal choice.

Policy settings

• Registered donors only
• Family consent
• Ask everyone to choose
• Opt-out donation
• Mandatory donation

Prescription drug negotiation

Negotiate lower medicine prices. Stronger bargaining saves money but can reduce drug-company investment.

Policy settings

• No federal negotiation
• Selected public-plan medicines
• Broader public-plan list
• All public plans
• Broad price bargaining

Preventive health and screening

Find health problems early and help people avoid illness. Wider programs reach more people but need more doctors, nurses and funding.

Policy settings

• Basic information
• Checks for high-risk groups
• Local checks and health advice
• Free routine checks
• Health checks for everyone

Private education rules

Allow or restrict private schools. Tighter rules reduce inequality but can limit choice and available places.

Policy settings

• Few limits on private schools
• Official approval required
• Common standards
• Restricted expansion
• Public-only schooling

Private healthcare rules

Set how freely private hospitals and clinics can operate. More public control can make access fairer but reduces choice and disrupts existing services.

Policy settings

• Few limits on private care
• Licensed providers
• Stronger patient-access rules
• Restricted private expansion
• Public healthcare only

Public administration

Fund the staff and systems that run government services. Better administration makes services more reliable and reduces corruption.

Policy settings

• No civil-service funding
• Keep counters open
• Staffed public offices
• One-stop public services
• Responsive digital government

Public broadcasting

Fund public radio, television and news. Wider coverage keeps people informed, but journalists need protection from government interference; press rules are set separately.

Policy settings

• No public broadcaster
• Public-interest radio
• National radio and television
• Local and multilingual channels
• Public media in every community

Public health insurance

Expand public health insurance. Coverage improves, but the transition needs major ongoing funding.

Policy settings

• No new public plan
• Public plan for uninsured groups
• Choice of public or private plan
• Universal basic cover
• One public insurance system

Public schools

Invest in teachers and classrooms. Children benefit now; workforce gains take years.

Policy settings

• No federal school funding
• Essential teaching staff
• Well-equipped schools
• Smaller classes
• Teachers and tutors for all

Religion in public schools

Set whether public schools organize prayer or leave worship to individual choice. Moving toward compulsory worship pleases some voters but limits freedom of belief.

Policy settings

• No school-led worship
• Silent reflection
• Voluntary prayer groups
• School-led prayer with opt-out
• Compulsory school worship

School admissions

Let public schools select pupils by academic results. Specialized teaching grows, but students become more separated.

Policy settings

• No entrance exams
• Limited specialist places
• Classes grouped by results
• Entrance-exam schools
• Highly selective system

School meals

Provide reliable meals during the school day. Nutrition and attendance improve, with a recurring food and staffing bill.

Policy settings

• No extra meal program
• Emergency meals
• Free meals for low-income pupils
• Broad meal access
• Universal school meals

School sports

Fund school sports and physical education. Health improves, but lessons need time, staff and facilities.

Policy settings

• Optional activity
• Basic facilities
• Regular physical education
• Daily activity
• Intensive sports requirement

School vouchers

Fund alternative schools that can replace reduced public provision once delivered. Broader coverage costs more and can favor better-off families; private schools must remain available.

Policy settings

• No school vouchers
• Limited school scholarships
• Income-based vouchers
• Universal vouchers
• Flexible education allowances

Science and belief in schools

Set the role of science and religion in public-school lessons. Shared science standards support research skills.

Policy settings

• Religion sets science lessons
• Opt out on religious grounds
• Science and religious explanations
• Evidence-based science
• No faith-based teaching

Stem-cell research

Fund stem-cell research with ethical oversight. Medical gains take years and may face opposition.

Policy settings

• No dedicated funding
• Adult-cell grants
• Regulated research
• Broad laboratory program
• Major treatment trials

Student debt relief

Give annual debt relief to eligible borrowers. Broader relief costs more each year.

Policy settings

• No additional relief
• Public-service and hardship relief
• Low-income borrower relief
• Capped relief for most borrowers
• Annual relief for every borrower

Technical colleges

Train people for practical jobs through college courses and work placements. Filling skills shortages takes teachers, equipment and ongoing funding.

Policy settings

• No college expansion
• Equipment grants
• Regional colleges
• Employer partnerships
• National technical network

Tuition-free college

Pay college tuition for selected groups or everyone. Wider access needs ongoing funding, more teachers and enough student places.

Policy settings

• No guarantee
• Community college
• Free tuition for lower incomes
• All public tuition
• Free tuition and living-cost help

Youth clubs and civic learning

Fund youth clubs, mentoring and local participation. Benefits grow slowly and need trained staff.

Policy settings

• No new youth-service funding
• Small local grants
• Community youth centers
• Mentoring and digital safety
• Universal youth access

Abortion law

Set national abortion access. Each level changes legal protection, availability and political resistance.

Policy settings

• Near-total ban
• Early-pregnancy limit
• States set the rules
• National legal protection
• Legal protection and public funding

Adult sex-work law

Set the law for consensual adult sex work. Licensing and enforcement affect safety, freedom and oversight.

Policy settings

• Buying and selling banned
• Only narrow exceptions
• Selling legal, buying restricted
• Licensed adult sex work
• Legal under ordinary workplace laws

Alcohol licensing and access

Set alcohol access and licensing. Restrictions reduce harm but limit choice and require enforcement.

Policy settings

• Few limits on adult sales
• Licensed sales and age checks
• Rules on age, venues and use
• Fewer outlets and shorter hours
• Alcohol banned

Anti-corruption agency

Fund investigations into bribery and misuse of public money. Stronger oversight can make government more effective and trustworthy.

Policy settings

• No anti-corruption agency
• Audit public spending
• Independent investigators
• Special corruption prosecutors
• Permanent anti-corruption commission

Asylum & immigration courts

Choose access to hearings for people seeking protection from persecution, and fund immigration courts to process their cases.

Policy settings

• Suspend most asylum claims
• Limited access to hearings
• Hear individual asylum claims
• More judges and court staff
• Hear cases without long waits

Bodily consent protections

Protect people from nonconsensual genital cutting. Strong rules need care, reporting and clear consent standards.

Policy settings

• No specific legal protection
• Ban a few serious practices
• Protect children from injury
• Strong prevention and survivor care
• Strict consent rules

Body cameras

Fund body cameras with privacy and disclosure rules. Records help accountability but need secure handling.

Policy settings

• Local camera decisions
• Trial cameras on patrol
• Record defined encounters
• Independent footage review
• Recorded and audited encounters

Border controls

Choose how tightly to police border crossings. More enforcement reduces immigration pressure but costs money, restricts freedom and can raise prices.

Policy settings

• No border enforcement
• Staffed crossing points
• Mobile border patrols
• Round-the-clock enforcement
• Maximum border enforcement

Campaign finance rules

Set rules for campaign donations, public funding and reporting who pays. Tighter limits reduce donor influence but can restrict political speech.

Policy settings

• Light oversight
• Report donors and spending
• Reveal hidden donors
• Public matching funds
• Strict spending limits

Cannabis law

Set cannabis law and market safeguards. Legal sales reduce enforcement and raise tax revenue.

Policy settings

• Cannabis prohibited
• Medical use only
• Reduce possession penalties
• Licensed adult sales
• Few limits on adult sales

Community policing

Fund neighborhood officers who work with residents, schools and local services to prevent crime. Building trust takes time and continuing staff.

Policy settings

• Respond to incidents only
• Officers meet local residents
• Permanent neighborhood teams
• Joint local crime prevention
• Community policing nationwide

Crowd-control powers

Set police crowd-control tools. Stronger force can clear crowds but increases injury, escalation and distrust.

Policy settings

• Talk and calm tensions
• Limited crowd-clearing tools
• Tear gas under strict rules
• Broad crowd-clearing powers
• Aggressive crowd dispersal

Curfew powers

Set when government may restrict movement. Emergency curfews differ from permanent controls on daily life.

Policy settings

• No general curfews
• Short emergency curfews
• Selected night-time restrictions
• Widespread night curfews
• Permanent movement restrictions

Death penalty

Choose whether and when courts can order executions. Wider use risks irreversible mistakes and serious harm to rights.

Policy settings

• No death penalty
• Executions paused
• Only exceptional crimes
• More crimes carry death sentences
• Widespread death sentences

Detention without trial

Set when authorities may hold people without trial. Wider powers weaken rights and public trust.

Policy settings

• Charge or release promptly
• Short court-reviewed exceptions
• Longer holds in security cases
• Detain to prevent possible threats
• Indefinite detention by government

Divorce law

Set access to legal divorce. Fair procedures protect freedom but require courts to settle family responsibilities.

Policy settings

• Divorce banned
• Divorce in exceptional cases
• Proof of wrongdoing required
• Divorce without proving fault
• Simpler divorce with legal support

Drug-market enforcement

Target illegal drug supply and unsafe sales. Wider crackdowns increase prison use and rights costs.

Policy settings

• Trafficking intelligence unit
• Violent-network investigations
• Organized supply investigations
• Raids on supply networks
• Supply and possession crackdowns

Election advertising rules

Set transparency and limits for paid campaign messages. Broad bans can restrict political speech.

Policy settings

• Basic legal rules only
• Show who paid for each ad
• Limit automated campaign calls
• Cap advertising spending
• Ban paid broadcast campaign ads

Electronic offender monitoring

Monitor some offenders outside prison. Prison use falls, but excessive monitoring widens state control.

Policy settings

• No extra electronic monitoring
• Trials for low-risk offenders
• Court-approved monitoring
• Monitoring instead of more prison terms
• Routine electronic monitoring

Equal-treatment law

Protect people from racial and sex discrimination at work and in public life. Enforcement costs money.

Policy settings

• Discrimination allowed
• A few protections
• Basic rights at work and in public
• Broad anti-discrimination enforcement
• Strong prevention and independent checks

Family-size restrictions

Choose whether government limits how many children people can have. Enforced limits harm freedom and create long-term population problems.

Policy settings

• No family-size limit
• Advice without penalties
• Limit benefits for larger families
• Two-child legal limit
• One-child legal limit

Freedom of conscience

Protect the right to hold, change and practice a belief. Restrictions weaken rights and social trust.

Policy settings

• Religion imposed by the state
• Only selected worship allowed
• Registered religions with strict rules
• Freedom to believe or not believe
• Strong equal rights for all beliefs

Gambling law

Set gambling access and safeguards. Legal markets raise revenue, while wider access increases addiction and debt.

Policy settings

• Most gambling banned
• Lotteries and charity events only
• Licensed gambling venues
• Regulated shops and online gambling
• Few limits on gambling businesses

Gender recognition

Set how federal identity documents record and change gender.

Policy settings

• Records fixed at birth
• Changes by court order
• Changes with medical approval
• Adults choose male or female
• Include a nonbinary option

Gun checks & licensing

Require checks and licenses for gun buyers. Wider screening adds fees and enforcement work.

Policy settings

• Minimal new rules
• Dealer checks
• All-sale checks
• Purchase permits
• Strict licensing

High-capacity firearm rules

Restrict high-capacity magazines and specified semiautomatic guns. Wider rules cost more to enforce and compensate.

Policy settings

• No national ban
• Limit magazine capacity
• Ban new sales
• Register existing weapons
• Require government buybacks

Immigration removals

Choose who immigration officers prioritize for removal. Wider operations cost more and disrupt families and employers.

Policy settings

• Voluntary departures first
• Serious offenders first
• Enforce final removal orders
• Widespread deportations
• Mass deportations

Income-based fines

Link fines to ability to pay. Punishment becomes fairer, but financial checks add work.

Policy settings

• Same fine for everyone
• Lower fines for financial hardship
• Some fines linked to income
• Fines based on daily income
• Fines based on income and wealth

Internet content restrictions

Set government power to block online content. Wider filtering restricts rights and online business.

Policy settings

• Open internet
• Courts decide removals
• Government agencies can block content
• Political content blocked
• State-controlled internet access

Interrogation safeguards

Choose how strongly the law protects people against torture and abuse during questioning. Mistreatment harms rights, reliable investigations and international trust.

Policy settings

• Torture allowed
• Wide exceptions to humane treatment
• Torture banned on paper
• Enforced ban on torture
• Strong monitoring and accountability

Judicial independence

Choose how strongly courts are protected from political interference. Independent judges can apply the law fairly and overrule unlawful government actions.

Policy settings

• Government directs the courts
• Judges have little protection
• Some independence with exceptions
• Independent judges
• Strong protections from interference

Jury trial

Choose how widely people can have their case heard by a jury. More access protects defendants but makes court proceedings slower.

Policy settings

• Government-decided verdicts
• Juries for a few serious crimes
• Juries for serious criminal cases
• Broad jury-trial rights
• Juries in more types of cases

Legal aid

Fund lawyers for people who cannot afford them. Trials become fairer, but qualified staff cost money.

Policy settings

• Emergency lawyers only
• Criminal-defense lawyers
• Add urgent noncriminal cases
• More cases and less-overloaded lawyers
• Legal help for all serious cases

Legalization & citizenship

Choose routes to legal residence and eventual citizenship for people without permanent legal status. Processing applications takes time.

Policy settings

• No new route to legal status
• Temporary protection only
• Route for childhood arrivals
• Include long-term residents
• Broad route to legal status

LGBT civil rights

Choose how strongly national law protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from discrimination.

Policy settings

• Little federal enforcement
• Enforce existing rights
• Protect access to public services
• Protect housing and education
• Strong rights and enforcement

Maximum voting age

Set whether voting rights end at a fixed age. A limit removes older citizens’ representation.

Policy settings

• No upper age limit
• Stop voting at 90
• Stop voting at 80
• Stop voting at 70
• Stop voting at 60

Minimum voting age

Set the age at which citizens gain voting eligibility. Raising the threshold excludes younger adults from political representation.

Policy settings

• Age 16
• Age 18
• Age 21
• Age 25
• Age 30

National identity system

Set national identification rules. Administration improves, but compulsory documents can restrict privacy and access.

Policy settings

• Separate existing records
• Optional national ID
• Free national ID for everyone
• National ID required for services
• Mandatory fingerprint or face ID

Other drug laws

Set laws for drugs other than cannabis. Each approach changes health, enforcement and personal freedom.

Policy settings

• Possession and supply illegal
• Treatment instead of some penalties
• No criminal penalties for possession
• Strictly controlled legal sales
• Broad legal adult market

Personal tracking mandates

Choose whether government can require people to carry devices that track their location. Wider tracking seriously restricts privacy and control over one's own body.

Policy settings

• No general public tracking
• Optional location-enabled ID
• Tracking in court-approved cases
• Required tracking devices
• Required tracking implants

Police equipment and force

Set police weapons and authorized force. Response power rises, but aggressive use harms rights and trust.

Policy settings

• Unarmed routine patrols
• Defensive equipment
• Armed officers with force limits
• Heavily armed patrols
• Military-style policing

Police funding

Choose how many police officers and stations to fund. More policing can reduce crime but costs money and can limit civil liberties.

Policy settings

• No federal police funding
• Foot patrols
• Neighborhood stations
• Rapid-response teams
• Fully staffed police service

Policing discrimination safeguards

Choose how strongly to prevent police from targeting people because of their race or ethnicity. Discrimination damages trust without reducing crime.

Policy settings

• Racial profiling allowed
• Weak rules with many exceptions
• Individual reasons required
• Ban discriminatory profiling
• Independent checks and enforcement

Presidential election system

Choose whether future elections use the Electoral College or the national popular vote.

Policy settings

• Electoral College
• National popular vote

Presidential term length

Set the length of future presidential terms. The date of the current election cannot change.

Policy settings

• Two years
• Three years
• Four years
• Five years
• Six years

Presidential term limit

Choose how many terms a president may serve. Removing the limit does not remove elections or the risk of losing office.

Policy settings

• One term
• Two terms
• Three terms
• Four terms
• No term limit

Press freedom

Protect independent reporting and criticism of government. Censorship weakens accountability and enables abuse.

Policy settings

• Government controls reporting
• Licenses used to control coverage
• Independent media with broad exceptions
• Free press protected by law
• Strong rights for journalists

Prison standards and capacity

Fund prison safety, staffing and humane conditions. Costs rise with the number of people imprisoned.

Policy settings

• Bare-minimum prison staffing
• Staffed cellblocks
• Prison healthcare and safe facilities
• Well-supervised, inspected prisons
• Fully staffed prisons with spare capacity

Private neighborhood access

Let neighborhoods use gates and private security to restrict access. Local safety can improve while barriers divide communities.

Policy settings

• Protect open public access
• Allow existing private gates
• New gated neighborhoods with permits
• Private security neighborhoods
• Few limits on excluding outsiders

Private prison contracting

Pay private companies to run prisons. More places become available, but weak oversight risks poor conditions and corruption.

Policy settings

• Publicly run prisons
• A few private contracts
• Public and private prisons
• Many privately run prisons
• Mostly private prisons

Public security cameras

Use cameras and tracking in public spaces. Investigations improve, while privacy falls and oversight is needed.

Policy settings

• No national camera network
• Cameras at high-risk sites
• Local cameras with privacy rules
• Connected camera tracking
• Widespread public tracking

Rehabilitation

Help people in prison and after release find work and rebuild their lives. Reducing repeat crime takes sustained investment.

Policy settings

• No rehabilitation service
• Prison literacy classes
• Work and recovery courses
• Support after release
• Full support after prison

Relationship and marriage law

Set legal recognition for same-sex relationships and marriage. Unequal treatment directly harms rights.

Policy settings

• Same-sex relationships illegal
• Legal but not recognized
• Some partnership rights
• Civil unions, not marriage
• Equal marriage rights

Remote and postal voting

Allow postal and remote voting. Access improves, while verification, secrecy and security become harder.

Policy settings

• In person on election day
• Postal votes for limited reasons
• Wider postal-voting access
• Postal voting for everyone eligible
• Phone and internet voting

Secret court hearings

Set when courts may operate in secret. Secrecy can protect evidence but weakens accountability and defense rights.

Policy settings

• Hear cases in public
• Keep sensitive evidence private
• Closed parts of security hearings
• Many hearings held in secret
• Mostly secret proceedings

Sentencing severity

Choose how heavily courts rely on prison sentences. Tougher penalties can reduce crime somewhat but increase imprisonment and costs.

Policy settings

• Community sentences
• Short prison terms
• Judge-set prison terms
• Long mandatory terms
• Mandatory life sentences

Social media regulation

Regulate social-media platforms and access. Safeguards can protect users; broad bans restrict speech and business.

Policy settings

• Companies set most rules
• Basic user protections
• Enforceable safety and openness rules
• Limits on feeds, ads and data use
• Social media banned

Surveillance powers

Choose how much private communication security services can monitor. Wider powers can uncover threats but reduce privacy.

Policy settings

• No extra surveillance powers
• Monitor named suspects
• Monitor suspects and contacts
• Collect communications in bulk
• Monitor the whole population

Tobacco controls

Set tobacco access and marketing. Restrictions improve health, while prohibition creates illegal markets.

Policy settings

• Few limits on adult sales
• Licenses and age checks
• Indoor smoking and advertising limits
• Strict sales and packaging rules
• Tobacco sales banned

Voter identification

Set identity checks for voting and help people meet them. Strict rules can exclude eligible voters.

Policy settings

• No extra ID document
• Many forms of ID accepted
• Photo ID or another way to verify
• Approved photo ID required
• Fingerprint or facial ID required

Voter participation services

Help eligible citizens register and cast their vote. Nonpartisan advice and accessible services widen participation.

Policy settings

• No extra voter support
• Registration information
• Local help to register and vote
• Nationwide voter information
• Accessible voting help nationwide

Voting after conviction

Set when convictions remove voting rights and when those rights return.

Policy settings

• Voting rights lost permanently
• Apply to regain voting rights
• Rights return after release
• Nonviolent prisoners can vote
• Keep rights while in prison

Voting duty

Require eligible citizens to vote. Turnout rises, while penalties restrict individual choice.

Policy settings

• Voting is voluntary
• Vote or formally opt out
• Small fines for not voting
• Larger, enforced fines
• Severe penalties for not voting

Witness protection

Help threatened witnesses testify safely. Stronger protection can improve investigations, but secure housing and relocation cost money.

Policy settings

• No witness-protection service
• Police safe houses
• Relocate threatened witnesses
• New identities and ongoing security
• Full witness-protection service

Workplace representation rules

Choose whether employers report on staff diversity, follow hiring targets or meet fixed quotas. Wider access can help, but rigid rules complicate hiring.

Policy settings

• No hiring targets
• Optional diversity reports
• Targets for government contractors
• Hiring targets for many employers
• Compulsory hiring quotas

Air travel restrictions

Limit flights and airport activity. Fewer flights cut emissions but make travel harder and harm tourism and trade.

Policy settings

• Airports remain open
• Limit night flights
• Limit flights with rail alternatives
• Ban most domestic flights
• Close passenger airports

Building energy standards

Require buildings to use less energy and provide useful meter readings. Bills fall after owners pay for insulation and other upgrades.

Policy settings

• Basic building rules
• Energy labels and insulation
• Energy-efficient new buildings
• Energy upgrades during renovation
• Match energy use with clean power

Carbon capture

Fund equipment that traps carbon emissions and stores them underground. Emissions fall slowly, while capture uses energy and public money.

Policy settings

• No carbon-capture investment
• Research safe carbon storage
• Test capture at factories
• Capture at major polluters
• National carbon-storage network

Cars in city centers

Limit private-car access to dense centers. Streets become cleaner and safer, but businesses and travelers need workable alternatives.

Policy settings

• Cars allowed
• Small pedestrian-only areas
• Limit through-traffic
• Permits required
• Car-free city centers

Clean electricity standard

Require cleaner electricity. Faster deadlines cut emissions sooner but can raise prices before the grid is ready.

Policy settings

• No national clean-power rule
• Rewards for cleaner power
• Gradually increase clean power
• Rapid clean-power transition
• Urgent clean-power deadline

Cleaner transport fuels

Help producers make cleaner transport fuels, including sustainable fuels from plants and waste. Production costs and land needs limit the gains.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 12%
• 25%
• 38%
• 50%

Climate resilience

Protect communities from floods and extreme heat. Better preparation reduces damage but does not cut emissions.

Policy settings

• No climate-preparation program
• Heat shelters and warnings
• Flood defenses
• Flood- and heat-ready communities
• Climate-ready public infrastructure

Coal power phaseout

Retire coal power. Emissions fall, but rapid closure before replacements are ready raises energy costs and reduces reliability.

Policy settings

• Keep coal power
• New plants must capture carbon
• Close the oldest plants
• Rapidly close most plants
• Ban all coal power

Congestion charging & toll roads

Charge drivers to use busy roads. Charges can reduce traffic jams, but raise travel costs and move some traffic onto other routes.

Policy settings

• No new road charges
• Selected toll roads
• Charges in busy city centers
• Higher charges at busy times
• Pay by distance nationwide

Cycling and walking

Fund safe cycling and walking routes and help people use them. Better access needs money and space on existing streets.

Policy settings

• No dedicated cycle routes
• Painted cycle lanes
• Protected cycle routes
• Connected bike networks
• Safe cycling nationwide

Driverless vehicle rules

Choose where driverless vehicles may operate. Careful testing can bring benefits; rapid expansion with few checks carries safety and job risks.

Policy settings

• Closed test tracks only
• Supervised road trials
• Licensed local services
• Approved vehicles on most roads
• Few checks before launch

Electric car initiative

Pay part of the price of eligible electric vehicles. Larger subsidies help buyers and reduce fuel dependence, but cost more.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 12%
• 25%
• 38%
• 50%

Environmental awareness

Teach the public about cleaner choices. Effects are modest without supporting laws and infrastructure.

Policy settings

• No public campaign
• Energy-saving leaflets
• Practical household advice
• Community environmental advisers
• Environmental learning nationwide

Forest restoration

Restore forests so growing trees absorb carbon. New woodland needs land and takes years to deliver its full benefits.

Policy settings

• No forest-restoration fund
• Community tree nurseries
• Replant damaged forests
• Reconnect forest habitats
• National reforestation program

Home energy generation

Help households install rooftop solar, small generators and batteries. Larger subsidies improve energy security but mostly benefit people able to install equipment.

Policy settings

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%

Industrial pollution standards

Limit toxic waste and local air pollution from industry. Cleaner surroundings improve health, while factories pay more to control pollution.

Policy settings

• Penalties after pollution
• Rules for major polluters
• National pollution permits
• Strict pollution limits
• Almost no pollution allowed

National rail

Choose how much to invest in passenger and freight rail. Construction costs arrive well before faster journeys and cleaner transport.

Policy settings

• No federal rail funding
• Repair tracks and signals
• Reliable intercity trains
• Fast regional routes
• National high-speed network

Nuclear energy

Fund reliable low-carbon power that helps lower energy bills as capacity comes online. New plants are expensive, slow to build and need strict oversight.

Policy settings

• End new public support
• Keep existing plants running
• Test new reactor designs
• Build more nuclear plants
• Large-scale nuclear expansion

Public transit

Choose the reach and frequency of buses and metro services. Better connections help people travel, but need continuing public funding.

Policy settings

• No federal transit funding
• Reliable local buses
• Frequent city services
• Connected bus and metro
• Frequent service across the network

Recycling and waste

Fund rubbish collection, sorting and recycling. Reusing materials reduces waste, but needs continuing local staff and facilities.

Policy settings

• Landfill collection only
• Neighborhood recycling points
• Curbside recycling
• Recycling and recovery centers
• Full recycling and reuse service

Remote-work infrastructure

Help people work securely from home. Fewer journeys can cut traffic, but many jobs still need people on site.

Policy settings

• No remote-work support
• Home-office advice
• Grants for secure home working
• Connected local work hubs
• Nationwide remote-work support

Repair and reuse industry

Help businesses make products easier to repair and reuse old materials. Cleaner production can raise costs while factories adapt.

Policy settings

• No repair-and-reuse support
• Repair-shop grants
• Rewards for recycled materials
• Product-rebuilding centers
• Nationwide repair and reuse

Road safety enforcement

Use safer street design and speed enforcement. Injuries fall, but enforcement restricts drivers.

Policy settings

• Basic enforcement
• Focus on dangerous roads
• Speed cameras and safer streets
• Strict speed enforcement
• Widespread speed monitoring

Roads & bridges

Choose how much to invest in roads and bridges. Better transport helps businesses but can encourage more driving and emissions.

Policy settings

• No road renewal fund
• Resurface worn roads
• Repair roads and bridges
• Rebuild major routes
• Modernize the road network

School transport

Support safe, reliable transport to school. Better access improves attendance, with substantial staffing and vehicle costs.

Policy settings

• Parents arrange travel
• Rural school buses
• Reliable school bus routes
• Accessible school buses
• A guaranteed ride to school

Shared commuting

Help people share car journeys. Carpooling can reduce fuel use, although not every trip can be shared.

Policy settings

• No shared-ride support
• Carpool matching
• Workplace ride clubs
• Shared commuter meeting points
• National shared-ride network

Transit fare support

Cut public-transit fares. Riders save money, but government must replace the lost fares.

Policy settings

• Ordinary fares
• Senior and disability passes
• Low-income passes
• Half-price fares
• Fare-free transit

Vehicle emissions standards

Require cleaner new vehicles. Emissions fall slowly, while buyers and manufacturers face higher costs.

Policy settings

• Basic safety rules only
• Fuel-use labels and checks
• Average new-car limits
• Strict new-car limits
• Ban inefficient new cars

Water conservation rules

Use meters and water-saving rules to reduce waste. Supplies become more reliable, but installation costs and usage-based bills affect households.

Policy settings

• Flat-rate water bills
• Optional water meters
• Meters for new connections
• Meters for most properties
• Limits on water use

Water security

Improve water pipes, treatment and storage, and turn seawater into drinking water where needed. More reliable supplies use energy and need maintenance.

Policy settings

• No water-renewal fund
• Replace leaking pipes
• Modern water-treatment plants
• Reliable regional water supplies
• Secure national water network

Wildlife and hunting rules

Protect habitat and regulate hunting. Conservation carries enforcement costs and restricts some rural recreation and livelihoods.

Policy settings

• Basic wildlife rules
• Protect threatened species
• Hunting licenses and seasons
• Expand protected habitats
• Ban most recreational hunting

Border wall & barriers

Build barriers at land borders. Enforcement improves, but crossings move elsewhere and construction is costly.

Policy settings

• No new construction
• Fill busy crossing gaps
• Barriers at key locations
• Extensive border wall
• Nearly continuous border wall

Citizenship requirements

Set citizenship requirements for language, knowledge of the country and length of residence. Tougher rules delay access to citizenship rights.

Policy settings

• Residence and a declaration
• Supported citizenship lessons
• Language and citizenship tests
• Advanced language and knowledge tests
• Very difficult entry tests

Critical mineral development

Develop mines and refineries for minerals used in industry and clean technology. Domestic supplies become more reliable, but extraction damages local environments.

Policy settings

• No mineral-development fund
• Map mineral deposits
• Help explore new mine sites
• Support mines and refineries
• Domestic mine-to-factory supply

Diplomatic service

Fund embassies and negotiations to build international cooperation. Stronger relationships take time and cannot guarantee agreement.

Policy settings

• No diplomatic service
• Staffed embassies
• Negotiate international agreements
• Build lasting alliances
• Worldwide diplomatic network

Foreign aid

Fund disaster relief and development abroad. Aid can improve stability and relations, but competes with spending at home.

Policy settings

• No foreign aid
• Emergency relief teams
• Health and food programs
• Long-term development projects
• Worldwide development network

Fusion research partnership

Fund research into fusion, the reaction that powers the Sun, as a source of electricity. Research may advance without producing a commercially usable power plant.

Policy settings

• No fusion research fund
• Basic fusion research
• Experimental reactors
• International fusion laboratories
• Demonstration power projects

Intelligence services

Fund spies, threat analysis and protection against cyberattacks. Better intelligence improves warning and security, but raises privacy concerns.

Policy settings

• No intelligence service
• A few spies
• An intelligence network
• Deep-cover operations
• Eyes and ears worldwide

Investor citizenship

Offer citizenship to major investors. Investment rises, but so do fairness and corruption concerns.

Policy settings

• No citizenship for investment
• Exceptional major projects
• Investment and residence route
• Fast-track citizenship
• Buy citizenship directly

Legal immigration

Choose how many legal routes to offer for work and family immigration. More arrivals add workers but also demand housing and services.

Policy settings

• Very few new arrivals
• Fewer visas
• Keep current visa numbers
• More work visas
• More work and family visas

Maritime border patrol

Patrol sea borders and rescue routes. Enforcement improves, but ships and crews cost money.

Policy settings

• No sea-patrol funding
• Coastal patrol boats
• Regular offshore patrols
• Coordinated coast guard
• Round-the-clock sea patrols

Military spending

Choose the size and readiness of the armed forces. Greater military reach can improve security but needs a large continuing budget.

Policy settings

• No standing forces
• Homeland defense
• Combat-ready forces
• Forces for overseas missions
• Global military reach

National civic ceremonies

Fund national ceremonies and symbols such as flags. They can bring people together, but compulsory participation restricts freedom of belief.

Policy settings

• Few official ceremonies
• Voluntary commemorations
• Fund flags and public ceremonies
• Required daily ceremonies
• Compulsory loyalty oaths

National service

Offer or require military and civilian service. Skills grow, while compulsory service limits freedom and work.

Policy settings

• Voluntary service
• Service scholarships
• Paid volunteer service
• Required civilian or military service
• Compulsory service with few exceptions

Nuclear weapons

Choose the size of the nuclear arsenal. More weapons can discourage attacks but increase costs and international tension.

Policy settings

• Give up nuclear weapons
• Small nuclear arsenal
• Maintain existing weapons
• Modernize and expand weapons
• Large nuclear expansion

Overseas drone operations

Authorize military drone strikes abroad. Strikes may disrupt threats, but wider operations risk civilian harm, abuse and damaged international relations.

Policy settings

• No overseas drone strikes
• Strikes against immediate threats
• Reviewed strikes in active missions
• More targets and locations
• Strikes with few advance checks

Religion and the state

Choose whether government stays separate from religion, supports religious activities or gives a faith an official role.

Policy settings

• No state-backed religion
• Ceremonial religious references
• Public support for religious media
• Official national religion
• Religion shapes state institutions

Space exploration

Fund satellites and exploration. Research gains take years, while prestige missions compete with public services.

Policy settings

• Essential satellites
• Science missions
• Moon exploration
• Prepare for Mars missions
• Send people to Mars

Tourism and trade promotion

Promote tourism, exports and overseas business. Demand grows modestly, along with travel emissions.

Policy settings

• No overseas promotion
• Visitor information desks
• Advertise destinations abroad
• Tourism and export missions
• Worldwide tourism and trade network

Travel & entry restrictions

Use individual screening or wider entry bans. Broad bans reduce investment and international trust.

Policy settings

• Check travelers individually
• Extra security checks
• Limits on selected countries
• Widespread nationality bans
• Ban travelers by religion