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Do you feel like Interstate 70 in Columbia is dangerous?

Do you feel like Interstate 70 in Columbia is dangerous?

Yes

7

No

9

Yes

7 Comments
Chuck Hamm
2
Chuck Hamm

the barrier wall in the median is obviously not high enough... traffic speed is much higher than the posted speed limit

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Baldy’s Planted Aquarium
2
Baldy’s Planted Aquarium

Police allow speeds up to 75 mph way too much traffic for that. Need speed and lane restrictions for trucks. And I’m a truck driver saying that

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Belinda Kitchen
2
Belinda Kitchen

Because no one obeys the speed limit we was traveling I-70 yesterday morning and speed says 60 and if you go 60 you will get hit so people was going 70 - 80 through the stretch that says 60 . Tractor trailers like to cut people off like they did us yesterday. They think they rule the road .

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Jenn Pruett
1
Jenn Pruett

That stretch from stadium too Clark lane exit is very dangerous and deadly. People go too fast, and don't let people on. There is no room to just drive!

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This Guy
1
This Guy

Too many dumb drivers that have no clue whose turn it is to go mixed with college kids that just got here for school and semi trucks that are just passing through. Add all of those together and what do you get? Decent amount of wrecks that's what.

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Fat Guy Outdoors
Fat Guy Outdoors

Isn't that everywhere?

Peggy Tate
1
Peggy Tate

So much traffic and everybody drives way to fast and doesn't pay attention!!!!

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Fat Guy Outdoors
Fat Guy Outdoors

So sounds like the people are the problem not the highway.

Christine Ross
0
Christine Ross

My son fell off the overpass by Midway and nearly lost his life back in January of 23. It's a miracle that he's not dead or paralyzed

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No

6 Comments
John Reynolds
3
John Reynolds

The road is fine. People are the problem. Using phones and not paying attention to the road and the traffic is what is dangerous.

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David Polinski
2
David Polinski

It's not the roads. It's uninformed and distracted motorists.

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Fat Guy Outdoors
2
Fat Guy Outdoors

I see a lot of drivers who shouldn't be driving. It's like they are in their own little world.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

They are on their way home from the dispensaries.

Max DeYoung
2
Max DeYoung

Traffic or Gunfire?

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Toasty
1
Toasty

The road dangerous? No. People texting, speeding, and general inattentiveness? That's the danger.

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Shawn Crane
1
Shawn Crane

Just need to pay attention it's no more dangerous than anywhere else on 70.

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Would a four-day school week work with your family's schedule?

Would a four-day school week work with your family's schedule?

Yes

2

No

3

Yes

2 Comments
Zaos Gonzolez
2
Zaos Gonzolez

Education for children is based on scheduling?

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Latria Mcneal
0
Latria Mcneal

I think it would make kids more willingly to attend 5 day work week is a lot on a working person as is the kids should get a extra day

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Max
Max

Excellent grammar. What grade are you in?

No

2 Comments
Fat Guy Outdoors
1
Fat Guy Outdoors

Not seeing very good returns on the 5 day schedule. Are we sure 4 days are the answer. Dropping standards is never an option. You soften standards on discipline and look where it has got you. Do the hard right over the easy wrong.

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Max
0
Max

One full day, for the kids to be unsupervised, in most cases, spells DANGER for them, but if it's good for the teachers, then let's do it. Teachers Unions have been so good, for so for so long, for everyone, but the children, and their parents....

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Do you support phasing out Missouri's income tax?

Do you support phasing out Missouri's income tax?

Yes

15

No

5

Yes

12 Comments
Andrea Loy
1
Andrea Loy

Income tax is unconstitutional when all other taxes are placed on top of it.

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Shawn Maupin
1
Shawn Maupin

Because I believe taxation is theft!

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Dennis Ganahl
1
Dennis Ganahl

It's time to position Missouri for growth. We need to attract business and population growth not more stagnation. Taxes need to be affordable based on what people can pay, not what government wants to spend. Government needs to budget just like families.

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Slate Rogers
1
Slate Rogers

I am in favor of a state income tax cap of 3 percent and eliminating the personal property tax completely.

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C Sims
1
C Sims

I support doing away with all taxes

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Max
Max

The harder that people work, the more taxes they pay. That's wrong. The people that won't work should pay the most taxes.

Debbie A.
0
Debbie A.

It is unconstitutional and theft

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Bob Mahacek
0
Bob Mahacek

We need to streamline government, make it more efficient and have lower taxes to attract more residents as well as businesses to the state.

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Mike Roemerman
0
Mike Roemerman

This is the #1 tax cut that will help Grow Missouri. Eliminating State Income Tax will attract Business, Create Jobs and increase our population. This also exclusively benefits Missourians.

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Nancy Hooyman
0
Nancy Hooyman

I'm 70 and it takes too much money away from me.

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Pam Ames
0
Pam Ames

The citizens of Missouri are taxed enough, we deserve to enjoy some of the fruits of our labor.Next stop should be phasing out personal property taxes, sales tax, etc, etc…

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Bill Douglas
0
Bill Douglas

Ban state employees from attending professional and college sports events. Also ban state employees from displaying college/university personalized license plates on their vehicles.

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Max
0
Max

If phasing out taxes, phases out Socialism, then it's a great idea.

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No

5 Comments
Michael Bailey
1
Michael Bailey

We eliminated capital gains tax last year and now our target is income tax? I feel we should get more productive spending and figure out the position of our tax burden before we think about eliminating income tax. It feels like Gov. Kehoe is using this as political points.

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Steve Baumann
1
Steve Baumann

We all need to be paying our fair share. There are other questionable taxes to be looked into and removed. Along with tax cuts, cuts to the bureaucracy as well.

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nathaniel bock
1
nathaniel bock

The tax we need to eliminate or change is personal property tax on vehicles, tractors, trailers, etc. There should be no taxes paid on anything an individual has owned longer than ten years.

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Will Mason
1
Will Mason

Sales taxes are paid by the poor. Income taxes favor the poor. Unless a refund of sales taxes is an option, income taxes are cheaper for low income people. And a sales tax refund is probably just as complex as filing income taxes. Either way the government is getting our money.

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Hayden Hamlin
0
Hayden Hamlin

Missouri barely pays for WIC, SNAP, Healthcare, and education as is. The Trump Admin passed a bill that will cancel more funding to states for these. Who's going to replace the main source of revenue? The billionaire class? Absolutely not. Our state only offers cheap living; this will raise prices.

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Max
Max

Socialism is not the solution.

Max
Max

Maybe some people should put more effort into working for a living?

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