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Is the state doing enough to help hospitals deal with the pandemic?

Is the state doing enough to help hospitals deal with the pandemic?

Yes

7

No

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Yes

Is the state doing enough to help hospitals deal with the pandemic?
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Max
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Max

It's not the states responsibility to bail out restaurants, bars, hospitals, etc.. When I get sick I prefer Hooters to hospitals. Cheaper, better, and a nicer view.

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Zaos Gonzolez
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Zaos Gonzolez

The government shouldn’t touch a private business. If a business can’t handle its own business, then maybe It shouldn’t be in business.

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lois tyler
lois tyler

so if hospitals went out of business where would you go for treatment when you or your family was sick or hurt can you set a broken leg or do your own operation ?

No

Is the state doing enough to help hospitals deal with the pandemic?
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Robert Garrett
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Robert Garrett

My father in law is waiting for a bed that he needs to get to be treated for a failing heart related to his copd. The problem is there are no beds at the only two places that can perform his procedure because anti vackers and anti mask wearers are filling up the beds dying of covid.

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gwemtp
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gwemtp

We need that 30 million to help pay those who are working extra for COVID shifts...not companies who are over charging hospitals for workers.

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

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

Yes

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No

0

Yes

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No

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

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

Yes

5

No

5

Yes

2 Comments
Max DeYoung
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Max DeYoung

That's how blue cities work, tax, tax, tax, and tax some more.

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Zaos Gonzolez
Zaos Gonzolez

Tax to the MAX. Tax till you drop, and it still don't stop!

Zaos Gonzolez
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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.

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No

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Fat Guy Outdoors
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Fat Guy Outdoors

This is what Columbia just voted in. Great job!!!!

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Debbie Neate
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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

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Susanna Johnson Kettlewell
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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,

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Allan German
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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.

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Zaos Gonzolez
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
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Will Mason

Not until after ALL avenues for budget cuts have been explored Taxes are too high already.

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Zaos Gonzolez
Zaos Gonzolez

If you are alive, there is no such thing as too many taxes. EVEN when you are unalive, you are taxed.

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