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Question of the day

Should patents on life-saving medicines and vaccines be suspended so that developing countries can produce them affordably?

Should the EU become fully climate-neutral by 2035, even if it means temporarily higher energy costs?

Should an unconditional basic income of €1,200/month be introduced, funded by higher taxes?

Should NATO members increase their defense spending to at least 3% of GDP?

Should a nationwide rent cap be introduced, limiting rent increases to 2% per year?

Should nuclear power be reintroduced as a bridge technology for the energy transition until 2045?

Should immigration for skilled workers from non-EU countries be significantly simplified?

Should social media be completely banned for children under 16?

Should an annual 2% wealth tax on assets over €10 million be introduced?

Should university education be free worldwide – including for international students?

Should AI development be strictly regulated by governments, even if this slows innovation?

Should rents be legally capped nationwide at a maximum of 30% of a tenant's income?

Should a universal citizens' health insurance be introduced, into which everyone — including the self-employed and civil servants — contributes?

Should end-to-end encryption be legally protected as a fundamental right — even against government decryption mandates?

Should international trade agreements mandate a binding global minimum wage — to prevent wage dumping?

Should citizens be able to participate directly in major national decisions through referendums — even without government initiative?

Should private ownership of firearms be more strictly regulated or banned globally?

Should governments double public education spending — funded by higher taxes on capital and corporate profits?

Should active euthanasia be legalized for people with terminal illness or unbearable suffering?

Should factory farming of animals be banned globally — with a transition to plant-based and small-scale alternatives?

Should universal military service — including for women — be introduced or reinstated for all citizens?

Should all nuclear powers fully disarm and make a global nuclear weapons ban treaty legally binding?

Should digital platforms like Google, Meta and Amazon be subject to a global minimum tax of 25% on all profits — regardless of where they are incorporated?

Should the standard working week be reduced to four days at the same pay worldwide?

Should personal possession and use of all drugs be decriminalized — focusing on treatment rather than prosecution?

Should wealthy nations be required to spend at least 1% of their GDP on global food security — as a legally enforceable human right to food?

Should all cities with over 100,000 residents be required to build at least 30% of all new housing as permanently affordable social housing?

Should people who lose their homes due to climate change receive the same legal protection as political refugees?

Should patents on life-saving medicines and vaccines be suspended so that developing countries can produce them affordably?

Should central banks introduce digital currencies (CBDCs) that fully replace cash — even though this makes every transaction traceable?

Should platform workers like Uber drivers and Deliveroo couriers be automatically classified as employees — with full social benefits?

Should the development of artificial intelligence that surpasses human capabilities be paused by a global moratorium?

Should parents be allowed to edit their children’s genes to rule out severe hereditary diseases?

Should sentient animals such as great apes and dolphins receive enforceable basic rights?

Should humanity build permanent settlements on Mars within the next 50 years?

Should research into radical life extension — well beyond 100 years — be advanced with public funding?