Should Missouri employers be required to provide paid leave?

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402 Votes

Should Missouri employers be required to provide paid leave?

62%

Yes Yes

38%

No No

62%

Yes

6 Comments

Jessica Davis

Absolutely, paid sick leave is necessary for everyone.

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.

Truman Oaks

i have a heart

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?

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.

Max DeYoung

Robots work for free.

38%

No

4 Comments

Will Mason

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

Rick Smith

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

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.

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.

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

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452 Votes

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

25%

Yes Yes

75%

No No

25%

Yes

1 Comments

Max

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

75%

No

3 Comments

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.

Max

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

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.

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.

Fred

I don't enjoy being lied to ...

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

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

Would a four-day school week work with your family's schedule?

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250 Votes

Would a four-day school week work with your family's schedule?

53%

Yes Yes

47%

No No

53%

Yes

2 Comments

Zaos Gonzolez

Education for children is based on scheduling?

Latria Mcneal

I think it would make kids more willingly to attend 5 day work week is a lot on a working person as is the kids should get a extra day

Max

Excellent grammar. What grade are you in?

47%

No

2 Comments

Fat Guy Outdoors

Not seeing very good returns on the 5 day schedule. Are we sure 4 days are the answer. Dropping standards is never an option. You soften standards on discipline and look where it has got you. Do the hard right over the easy wrong.

Max

One full day, for the kids to be unsupervised, in most cases, spells DANGER for them, but if it's good for the teachers, then let's do it. Teachers Unions have been so good, for so for so long, for everyone, but the children, and their parents....

ABC 17 News

Should Missouri employers be required to provide paid leave?

62% Yes Yes

38% No No

62% Yes

38% No

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

25% Yes Yes

75% No No

25% Yes

75% No

Would a four-day school week work with your family's schedule?

53% Yes Yes

47% No No

53% Yes

47% No

62%

Yes Yes

38%

No No

62%

Yes

38%

No

25%

Yes Yes

75%

No No

25%

Yes

75%

No

53%

Yes Yes

47%

No No

53%

Yes

47%

No