Asked by ABC 17 News

859 Votes

Is it time to end most mask mandates?

50%

Yes Yes

50%

No No

50%

Yes

More and more public institutions are ending or relaxing mask mandates. Over the past week, the University of Missouri System ended its requirements and the City of Columbia end... Show More

More and more public institutions are ending or relaxing mask mandates. Over the past week, the University of Missouri System ended its requirements and the City of Columbia ended its mandate in most city buildings. Show Less

4 Comments

Max

If your mask fogs up your glasses, or if you can smell odors through it, then it doesn't work. It should have never existed in the first place.

Kevin Wilkins

The pandemic is coming to and end. Also it is illegal to mandate anyone to wear a mask or get a vaccine for that matter, we are not under a dictatorship nor are we in a communist country. Wearing a mask or getting a shot is each person's personal choice and right.

Will Mason

Not "most". End them all.

Niki Goldenstein

All mask mandates!!!!

50%

No

The Columbia Board of Education voted this month to extend the district's mask mandate and health officials continue to recommend people wear masks indoors.

The Columbia Board of Education voted this month to extend the district's mask mandate and health officials continue to recommend people wear masks indoors. Show Less

4 Comments

Audrey Shewmaker

This covid-19 is'nt over by a long shot. People are still getting sick vaccinated or not.

Max

Then the vaccination doesn't work. Who would a thunk that?

Wendi Newman

Mask mandates need to stay in place until we have a vaccine for all age groups and everyone who chooses protection actually has it. Then let the spreaders unmask.

Becky

Last time we ended the mask mandate too soon and cases went up....give it a little longer.

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

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8 Votes

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

38%

Yes Yes

62%

No No

38%

Yes

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62%

No

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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%

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

Is it time to end most mask mandates?

50% Yes Yes

50% No No

50% Yes

50% No

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

38% Yes Yes

62% No No

38% Yes

62% 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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No No

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Yes

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No

38%

Yes Yes

62%

No No

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Yes

62%

No

23%

Yes Yes

77%

No No

23%

Yes

77%

No