Should American forces stay in Afghanistan beyond Aug. 31?

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303 Votes

Should American forces stay in Afghanistan beyond Aug. 31?

59%

Yes Yes

41%

No No

59%

Yes

Worries abound that the U.S. will not be able to remove all American citizens and Afghan allies from Afghanistan before an Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw.

Worries abound that the U.S. will not be able to remove all American citizens and Afghan allies from Afghanistan before an Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw. Show Less

4 Comments

madamebirdeetrapcage

our military forces know the way to use helicopters to get the americans out from far away locations while keeping terrorists at bay The US military can chew gum and walk The AMERICANS LEFT BEHIND WILL BE TORTURED AND VIDEOWED FOR YEARS what do we need to be permitted? JUST DO IT !

Jeff Coats

Need to finish the job!

Max

They need to make a clean and safe exit. Biden can go there and be the Last one from America out. Note; I did not say last American out.

sheri smith

The president started this mess by not evacuating before removing troops. We owe our people and allies the right to get safely out!

41%

No

President Joe Biden held firm to the Aug. 31 deadline in public remarks Tuesday. He said meeting the deadline will require Taliban cooperation.

President Joe Biden held firm to the Aug. 31 deadline in public remarks Tuesday. He said meeting the deadline will require Taliban cooperation. Show Less

2 Comments

Steve TheBmann

If ALL people who want out are out, no, we need to go If we still have US citizens or supporters that want out, we need to make that happen, no question. This is an epic failure of the current administration. Total flustercluck.

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

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3 Votes

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

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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

Should American forces stay in Afghanistan beyond Aug. 31?

59% Yes Yes

41% No No

59% Yes

41% No

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

0% Yes Yes

100% No No

0% Yes

100% No

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

23% Yes Yes

77% No No

23% Yes

77% No

59%

Yes Yes

41%

No No

59%

Yes

41%

No

0%

Yes Yes

100%

No No

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Yes

100%

No

23%

Yes Yes

77%

No No

23%

Yes

77%

No