Asked by ABC 17 News

469 Votes

Do you support unions?

58%

Yes Yes

42%

No No

58%

Yes

Many public employees in Columbia are in unions.

Many public employees in Columbia are in unions. Show Less

2 Comments

M Poehlman

The police and the firefighters have unions.

John Starke

People take the five day work week for granted, like it was always there. Enjoy your weekends? Thank a Union. That's just one of many things that management is dying to take away from laborers in all services and industries.

42%

No

Unions are the subject of heavy political debate in Missouri.

Unions are the subject of heavy political debate in Missouri. Show Less

6 Comments

Justin Booya

Because their leadership is corrupt, and they don't represent the values of their members.

Will Mason

They are redundant. All they do is make a few people who pretend to care about the workers very rich. The only people it helps are the union officers.

Sarah Perry

They're demands and expectations typically are aimed to benefit one segment of a workforce.

Toasty

Unions have a very important place in history and should be proud of the *past* accomplishments. Attempting to bring up the past to justify poor performance and often unethical behavior should not be tolerated especially by union members.

Max DeYoung

Not after watching Randi Weingarten.

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

Asked by ABC 17 News

96 Votes

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

46%

Yes Yes

54%

No No

46%

Yes

1 Comment

K Crawford

live in path if it would have continued. We took shelter. Our land/woods is full of recycle junk. aluminum, plastic, cardboard, insulation. collected two large trash bags of insulation already. walked the woods earlier & found at least 10 more bags the city should collect it, it is theirs.

54%

No

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

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234 Votes

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

23%

Yes Yes

77%

No No

23%

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.

77%

No

5 Comments

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

Do you support unions?

58% Yes Yes

42% No No

58% Yes

42% No

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

46% Yes Yes

54% No No

46% Yes

54% No

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

23% Yes Yes

77% No No

23% Yes

77% No

58%

Yes Yes

42%

No No

58%

Yes

42%

No

46%

Yes Yes

54%

No No

46%

Yes

54%

No

23%

Yes Yes

77%

No No

23%

Yes

77%

No