Are you going to the Roots N Blues festival?

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391 Votes

Are you going to the Roots N Blues festival?

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92%

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Yes

The festival this year is touting a coronavirus-safe experience, with proof of vaccination or a negative test required for entry.

The festival this year is touting a coronavirus-safe experience, with proof of vaccination or a negative test required for entry. Show Less

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Some people might still stay away from the festival because of the high virus transmission rate right now. Others might choose not to go because of the vaccine and testing requi... Show More

Some people might still stay away from the festival because of the high virus transmission rate right now. Others might choose not to go because of the vaccine and testing requirement. Show Less

7 Comments

Steve TheBmann

Correct me if I am wrong, but they decided I can not go, not me. I've been going for several years and now they tell me I am not welcome. This is not the America I was brought up in.

Mark Cunningham

Too many restrictions. If you are so afraid of Covid that you must have proof of testing or vaccine, than you should just cancel the event. By having the restrictions i place you are discriminating against those who do not feel the vaccine is safe and those who do not want to be tested.

Will Mason

The price has become prohibitive.

Max

And there is no guarantee there won't be any drive by shootings.

TRUMP 2024

My rights do not end where your fear begins! I will not be coming because of the vaccine mandate or testing!

Zaos Gonzolez

I wouldn’t touch the Roots N Blues with a 6 foot pole. We’re in the middle of a global pandemic. This event is a flop, no one will go because we refuse to kill our neighbors!!!!!!! ONLY PSYCHOPATHS WILL CONSIDER GOING!!! You hear that? PSYCHOPATH MURDERERS WILL ATTEND THE EVENT! This is a pandemic!

Laura Davidson

Little late about that question???

Have you been directly impacted by this past weekend’s storms?

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Should Columbia city leaders consider tax increases to address projected budget deficits?

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233 Votes

Should Columbia city leaders consider tax increases to address projected budget deficits?

23%

Yes Yes

77%

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Yes

2 Comments

Max DeYoung

That's how blue cities work, tax, tax, tax, and tax some more.

Zaos Gonzolez

Tax to the MAX. Tax till you drop, and it still don't stop!

Zaos Gonzolez

I believe with all my heart that Columbia residents should donate their entire paychecks to the City. If the City had ALL of the money, it would solve ALL of the problems.

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No

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Fat Guy Outdoors

This is what Columbia just voted in. Great job!!!!

Debbie Neate

They want to raise taxes because the “sales taxes are less than expected”. Could this be due to Columbia’s citizens not shopping downtown, etc. as they do not. Want to deal with addicts, vagrants and panhandlers. Lower revenues are due to administrators poor policies and other choices ie..plan fine

Susanna Johnson Kettlewell

Get rid of the unnecessary positions created the past 3 years! The answer is to reduce the size of government, NOT raise taxes! Columbia's sales tax rate is already too high. Continue letting crime and homelessness flourish, raise taxes, and people will leave the city,

Allan German

Why not cut the city official salaries by a few thousand dollars each to help make up some of the money that the city is looking for? But I doubt a single city official would be willing to do that even though most of them live better than the rest of the city.

Zaos Gonzolez

The recorder of deeds salary alone is over $96,000!!!!!!!!!!!! TRULY INSANE. Most of us can never even imagine that amount of money.

Will Mason

Not until after ALL avenues for budget cuts have been explored Taxes are too high already.

Zaos Gonzolez

If you are alive, there is no such thing as too many taxes. EVEN when you are unalive, you are taxed.

ABC 17 News

Are you going to the Roots N Blues festival?

8% Yes Yes

92% No No

8% Yes

92% No

Have you been directly impacted by this past weekend’s storms?

0% Yes Yes

100% No No

0% Yes

100% No

Should Columbia city leaders consider tax increases to address projected budget deficits?

23% Yes Yes

77% No No

23% Yes

77% No

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Yes Yes

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Yes

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No

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