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Should Missouri employers be required to provide paid leave?

Should Missouri employers be required to provide paid leave?

Yes

8

No

5

Yes

6 Comments
Jessica Davis
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Jessica Davis

Absolutely, paid sick leave is necessary for everyone.

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Stephanie Vandas Andersen
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Stephanie Vandas Andersen

Paid leave is good for families and employers--it helps attract and retain the best talent, reducing employee turnover costs, and helps alleviate financial strain on families. It's a win-win.

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Luke Fennewald
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Luke Fennewald

Paid sick leave is needed for all workers. How can you pay medical bills if you aren't getting paid while you are sick or recovering from surgery?

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Richard Von Glahn
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Richard Von Glahn

No one should have to choose between taking care of themselves or a child and missing a pay check. This is an obvious yes.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

Robots work for free.

No

4 Comments
Will Mason
2
Will Mason

Small Missouri employers have enough problems just meeting their payrolls. More government intrusion is not the answer.

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Rick Smith
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Rick Smith

You think prices are high now. Wait until they raise them some more if this passes.

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Zaos Gonzolez
1
Zaos Gonzolez

If you don't want to be an employee, START A BUSINESS. If you can't start a business, LEAVE BOONE COUNTY. It's quite simple.

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jhmnmm34
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jhmnmm34

You accepted the benefits or lack there of when you accepted the job. If they offer overtime see if you can store all or part of your hours for unforeseen circumstances. If not look for a company that provides leave and quit trying to force small businesses out.

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Are you optimistic about the economy heading into 2026?

Are you optimistic about the economy heading into 2026?

I'm optimistic

4

I'm pessimistic

5

I'm optimistic

0 Comments
No one has commented yet

I'm pessimistic

4 Comments
Denzel McVeigh
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Denzel McVeigh

Trump and his goons in every state in every department are running it into the ground acting like it's the best thing ever and it's not. People are suffering now more then his first term or even during Biden term

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Max
Max

Then, you prefer the 9% inflation for 4 straight years, instead of 2.9%. Where did you get your economics degree?

Fred
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Fred

That was during a period of worldwide inflation ... and we were actually doing better than most other advanced countries. Inflation is higher now than when Biden left office.

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Fred
Fred

Compare November 2025 to November 2026 ... roughly same and 2026 figure was held down by the government shutdown. Let's check back at this time next year and you try to explain away the recession.

Max
Max

Inflation is less than 1/3rd of when Biden was in office. Fix your calculator.

Max
Max

Biden tactics were destroying the world's economies.

Max
Max

The U.S. dollar dominates the world economy due to its role as the primary reserve currency, backed by the massive U.S. economy, unmatched financial market liquidity, and historical inertia since the 1944 Bretton Woods system. It facilitates 88% of global exchange transactions, 54% of trade

Jamie Kochert
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Jamie Kochert

On a fixed income and everything is more expensive.

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Did you watch President Donald Trump's prime-time address to the nation?

Did you watch President Donald Trump's prime-time address to the nation?

Yes

4

No

6

Yes

1 Comments
Max
0
Max

Incidentally, our previous president has not acquired enough money to build his presidential library, not even enough money for a presidential magazine stand.

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No

4 Comments
Lynne
1
Lynne

I have no desire to watch him spew lies and pat himself on the back. He's a sorry excuse of a human being.

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Max
Max

Thee truth is hard for some to swallow. Maybe you could find a Biden or Obama clip to watch?

Steve Baumann
1
Steve Baumann

I didn't but have total support for the vast majority of what he has accomplished and is trying to accomplish. The country was harmed greatly by the Democrats, they plundered our wealth, Republicans also played a hand. No more.

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Fred
Fred

That was during a period of worldwide inflation ... and we were actually doing better than most other advanced countries. Inflation is higher now than when Biden left office.

Fred
Fred

Do a little research on how our national debt has grown under republican presidents compared to democrats. Also see how Reagan and "trickle down economics" is what put us on the path to financial ruin while creating the tremendous wealth inequality we see today.

Brenda Freeman
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Brenda Freeman

No i don't like listening to the lies that comes out of his mouth

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Fred
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Fred

I don't enjoy being lied to ...

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Max
Max

Going back nearly fifty years, when I was in the military, and Carter was the president, the military was starving. As an E-6 with a wife and two children, legally, I qualified for food stamps. Instead, I got a part-time job. Carter, was a far better president than Obama, and Biden. Facts are tough.

Max
Max

You got tired of that with 8 years of Obama and 4 years of Biden. That's over, now.

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