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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
1
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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Have you been directly impacted by this past weekend’s storms?

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

Yes

1

No

0

Yes

1 Comment
K Crawford
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K Crawford

live in path if it would have continued. We took shelter. Our land/woods is full of recycle junk. aluminum, plastic, cardboard, insulation. collected two large trash bags of insulation already. walked the woods earlier & found at least 10 more bags the city should collect it, it is theirs.

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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
2
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
1
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

5 Comments
Fat Guy Outdoors
1
Fat Guy Outdoors

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

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Debbie Neate
1
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
1
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
1
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
1
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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