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Does Columbia have enough resources for homeless people?

Does Columbia have enough resources for homeless people?

Yes

11

No

5

Yes

6 Comments
Monica Luetkemeyer
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Monica Luetkemeyer

Columbia has the resources; the homeless do not want to play by the rules in homeless shelters.

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Will Mason
3
Will Mason

More resources attract more homeless. Just ask San Fransisco. More resources = more homeless.

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Larry Longwell
1
Larry Longwell

They won't stay in the tax payer shelters, they should be cleaning up the grounds that they polluted. instead of tax payers paying for it. they will continue to break rules/laws as long as there's no consequences...

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Gbabysoul35 Cobbs
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Gbabysoul35 Cobbs

We have plenty of resources for homeless people is the thing is they need to use it the right way not the wrong way We need to get them off the streets because we are some of us are afraid at night and day if we get a little bit more resource source for them the house and work

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Toasty
0
Toasty

You can't help people who aren't willing to help themselves. Drugs, mental illness, etc are the problem, not enough 'free stuff' from the tax payer.

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No

5 Comments
Shamande Smith
1
Shamande Smith

I just realized that I lived in a town full of ostriches! I guess we didn't learn anything from California . So this is what's going to eventually happen from us letting this problem fester for decades. Drug and crime rate is going to go up exponentially not enough room in the local jail.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

Make Narcan illegal. That would solve some of the problems.

Living Thelife
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Living Thelife

Homelessness is more than just not having a place to live. Its a horrible feeling. Unless u've experienced it for urself, you'll never know ehat being homeless truly means

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Kari Utterback
0
Kari Utterback

Homelessness is a spectrum. We would have fewer unsheltered folks if we had more shelter beds and more affordable housing. There is literally no where for these folks to go right now, this week even. If requests to deliver a dumpster and handwashing stations, creek trash would have been a nonissue.

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Elizabeth Farnham
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Elizabeth Farnham

Because we don't have enough help for our homeless. Not every person living on the streets has a drug addiction. Many are families. The cost for rent in Columbia is outrageous!!! No wonder we have families living in the woods and under bridges! Better get it together Columbia!!!

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Music One
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Music One

I think we have a new mayor that doesn't like homeless people and wants to run them out of here. The reality of things are that if people would stop and think 90% of us are 1/2 checks from being there ourselves. Quit picking on the homeless and do something about the one's out there that want help.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

Then you are not managing your money correctly.

Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

I've got an idea. Let's tax those, who work and strive to take care of themselves and their families, and give that tax money, to those who won't work.

Are Columbia city officials doing the right things to reduce violent crime?

Are Columbia city officials doing the right things to reduce violent crime?

Yes

0

No

5

Yes

0 Comment
No one has commented yet

No

4 Comments
Thomas OSullivan
2
Thomas OSullivan

Progressives, which make up the bulk of the city council, have no idea as to how to reduce crime. They will try and "ride out" this murder of the Stephens student and go back to Ignore, Avoid, Delay with their task forces and failed social programs.

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Max
2
Max

You're joking, right?

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Bill Douglas
Bill Douglas

The alumni are the ones who donate large sums for things like new stadiums. They are the ones who create this college culture of downtown bars by influencing University leadership and the Alumni Associations. A bunch of UM grads work in state government. Ban them, problem solved.

Fat Guy Outdoors
1
Fat Guy Outdoors

They are clueless. They will never hold the parents responsible because it will go against their identity politics. Start holding the parents accountable. Or at least get these kids to families who see the as blessings and not as income. Stop protecting horrible parents. Use common sense.

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Bill Douglas
1
Bill Douglas

Start by banning taxpayer funded state employees from attending college athletic events at UM. Ban those collegiate license plates that DOR offers for a donation to the University. Ban companies from hiring UM graduates. Start stalking and doxxing state employees who are UM grads. Problem solved.

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Are the Missouri Tigers a top-15 college football team?

Are the Missouri Tigers a top-15 college football team?

Absolutely!

1

I'm not sure

1

Absolutely!

0 Comment
No one has commented yet

I'm not sure

1 Comment
Eric Smith
2
Eric Smith

we will find out this Saturday

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Max
Max

They can lose to Bama and still move closer than they are. now.

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