Asked by ABC 17 News

470 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 gas prices gotten high enough to limit your driving?

Asked by ABC 17 News

273 Votes

Have gas prices gotten high enough to limit your driving?

69%

Yes Yes

31%

No No

69%

Yes

2 Comments

Kevin Reed

We have to commute to work, approximately 70 miles every day. We fill up once a week, and the cost has risen from an average of $36.50 before the Iran war, to now $55.00 each week. We now have to budget more for gas than we did. And there is still nothing to show for any of this pointless conflic

Max

So, you support Iran? Well, I support America.

Nikki Wrinkles

Im driving about 81.6 miles a day to get my son to daycare and then myself to work. Car averages 21 mpg and requires minimum 91 octane fuel. $70 twice a week plus what my husband spends in fuel for just traveling back and forth to work and home. Keeping son home 2 days from daycare to save on fuel.

Harry D

You need a more fuel-efficient car.

31%

No

4 Comments

Matt Loganbill

While no one enjoys paying more $ gas is cheap for what you get.

Harry D

I wish puppet Biden did not drain the strategic petroleum reserve in a failed political scheme, much like his unconstitutional student loan forgiveness, to buy votes. The oil pipelines to Canada, that Biden stopped, would be handy about now too. Voting for future Democrats will be very limited.

Max

Trump had just refilled it, after Obama drained it down to nothing.

Steve Baumann

Far bigger issues than fuel prices

Robert Van Vickle

Hybrid gang stay winning

Are local sales taxes a good way to increase funding for public safety?

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228 Votes

Are local sales taxes a good way to increase funding for public safety?

27%

Yes Yes

73%

No No

27%

Yes

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

73%

No

4 Comments

Harry D

A new tax is not the answer to the city's budget problems. City leaders need to live within your means, like everyone else. Vote NO on the new taxes.

Steve Baumann

We already pay enough in taxes. The City needs to check it's priorities and pull funding from programs that truly are not conductive to the day to day lives of the general tax paying citizen. Focus on the core competencies, not liberal dream programs.

Fred

Almost as bad an idea as replacing income taxes with higher sales taxes!

Max

You finally got one right. Did you have help?

Zaos Gonzolez

Your own safety is your own responsibility.

ABC 17 News

Do you support unions?

58% Yes Yes

42% No No

58% Yes

42% No

Have gas prices gotten high enough to limit your driving?

69% Yes Yes

31% No No

69% Yes

31% No

Are local sales taxes a good way to increase funding for public safety?

27% Yes Yes

73% No No

27% Yes

73% No

58%

Yes Yes

42%

No No

58%

Yes

42%

No

69%

Yes Yes

31%

No No

69%

Yes

31%

No

27%

Yes Yes

73%

No No

27%

Yes

73%

No