Asked by ABC 17 News

536 Votes

Should Missouri increase its gas tax?

29%

Yes Yes

71%

No No

29%

Yes

Missouri has one of the lowest gasoline taxes in the nation at 17 cents per gallon. A Missouri House committee has approved a plan that would boost that by 12.5 cents over the n... Show More

Missouri has one of the lowest gasoline taxes in the nation at 17 cents per gallon. A Missouri House committee has approved a plan that would boost that by 12.5 cents over the next five years. Show Less

1 Comment

Keith Henry Caldwell

Our roads are terrible

71%

No

Past gas tax increases have run into heavy opposition from those who worry about whether the money will be spent efficiently or who want taxes reduced. Voters have rejected stat... Show More

Past gas tax increases have run into heavy opposition from those who worry about whether the money will be spent efficiently or who want taxes reduced. Voters have rejected statewide increases. Show Less

8 Comments

Max

Biden already raised it a dollar, and it's going to get a lot worse!

Max

We need a Road Tax on electric cars.

Fred Colbern

We have a MODOT traffic engineer in my hometown here who is an absolute rude, arrogant know-it-all piece of garbage that think timing stoplights is some kind of rocket science and doesn't care about the values of the local community. And he is a graduate of UM Columbia which is a disgraced school.

James Ronald Jeffries

WE are taxed on taxes now,just another way for the government to steal from us , Jim

Peggy Carney

Gas prices are to high now, we won't have car on the road if they do this.

Harold Kerr II

MODOT has NEVER shown me that they are a good stewards of the money they get. The always come back wanting more and the roads still get worse. I see so much of the work being done on mowing along the roads INSTEAD OF fixing THE ROADS. MODOT IS A MONEY PIT. USELESS.

Fred Colbern

I've had nothing but bad experiences with their "Traffic engineers" in my hometown. We have one I have complained to several times who is an absolute know-it-all jerk. He even harasses people who disagree with him. Bunches of us around here are trying to get his college degree and license revoked.

Max

The last attempt to raise the gas tax, less than half was going to the roads, the rest was going to go to the Highway Patrol. What we need is Truth in Advertising, and responsible spending.

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27 Votes

Do you use TikTok?

15%

Yes Yes

85%

No No

15%

Yes

0 Comments

No one has commented yet

85%

No

1 Comment

Zaos Gonzolez

I’m starting to not like Columbia anymore.

Are you looking forward to roll carts in Columbia?

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423 Votes

Are you looking forward to roll carts in Columbia?

52%

Yes Yes

48%

No No

52%

Yes

12 Comments

Marvin Jr

Yes I am so you guys will shut up about it

Steve Baumann

It is probably the most cost effective method of waste collection. And when it comes to spending taxpayer money, how can anyone argue with a proven system that costs significantly less in the long run. The only negatives to them are people who can't understand them.

Max DeYoung

Progressives prefer trash bags, litter, and drag shows.

Tim Van Huss

It'll be an awesome convenience!!

Clinton Prince

Yes, it just makes sense. It's 2023 and modern day trash collection techniques have changed. I hate self checkout, but that's the direction things are going nowadays. Get with the times or be lost in the past!!

48%

No

7 Comments

Paul B.

NO UGLY ROLL CARTS!!! Let’s vote fairly!!!

Steve Baumann

I'm putting racing decals on mine.

Harry D

City transferred extra cost to citizens. Instead of just dropping bags at the curb, now we all have double the work to bring roll cart back to our houses, open garage door, pull SUV out to get roll cart in, pull SUV back in, close garage. Huge environmental cost in electricity and gas - how sad.

Steve Baumann

Come on, it's a roll cart. The exercise will be good for you. It's arguably easier to roll a cart twice than to carry heavy bags once.

Mitchell Moore

Eyesores that will make our neighborhoods look trashy and cost jobs for minority men.

Steve Baumann

No one wants that gross and dangerous job, slinging bags. There is no need to make this a racist or social issue, it's picking up the trash. At taxpayer expense. Doing so in a cost effective manner. Doh!

Rick Neuner

The citizens of Columbia voted this down before. I would think that the city would put it to a vote of the people again instead of deciding for us.

Steve Baumann

That election was rigged with heavily biased wording. A mistake the voters should never allow to happen again. That bordered on election fraud in the eyes of some. An attempt at voter manipulation, for sure.

Scott Hentges

The citizens of Columbia voted against roll carts, yet the city manages to disregard them.

Steve Baumann

That was a very poorly worded election, seemingly purposely done. And now that people realize they were fooled, they will actually read the ballots closer.

Carol Williams

Space is limited and they will be seen all over Columbia in front yards. Ugly, and hard to roll.

Steve Baumann

The majority of homeowners will bring them in. Deal with exceptions when they come up IMO.

stoney pipes

It will be hard to roll if there is a lot of snow on the ground...

Steve Baumann

We had them while living in Flagstaff, Arizona. More snow there than here, and it was no big deal, you adapt.

ABC 17 News

Should Missouri increase its gas tax?

29% Yes Yes

71% No No

29% Yes

71% No

Do you use TikTok?

15% Yes Yes

85% No No

15% Yes

85% No

Are you looking forward to roll carts in Columbia?

52% Yes Yes

48% No No

52% Yes

48% No

29%

Yes Yes

71%

No No

29%

Yes

71%

No

15%

Yes Yes

85%

No No

15%

Yes

85%

No

52%

Yes Yes

48%

No No

52%

Yes

48%

No