Asked by ABC 17 News

463 Votes

Should Missouri teachers be paid more?

78%

Yes Yes

22%

No No

78%

Yes

The starting salary for Missouri teachers remains below the national average.

The starting salary for Missouri teachers remains below the national average. Show Less

3 Comments

Bonnie Sandker

I have three teachers in my family and they work so hard for so little. YES, they need and deserve to be paid more.

Gerald Turnage

Under Missouri law teachers are required to get a Master degree. The education that is required has to pay more. These people teach our children. I do not agree with some of what is taught or allowing kids to get away with their actions and I do not agree with the unions and am against them .

Adam

Shame on anyone that voted no.

22%

No

Missouri teachers had their starting pay upped this year to $38,000.

Missouri teachers had their starting pay upped this year to $38,000. Show Less

2 Comments

Christopher Watson

I don't put much stock in Teachers anymore after raising my kids. It's changed so much since I went to school that I couldn't help with their home work. Then the Teacher tells me that my kids will fail due to my lack of knowledge, thought that was why she was getting paid?

Max DeYoung

Not until teacher unions and CRT are gone.

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

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1 Vote

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

0%

Yes Yes

100%

No No

0%

Yes

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

100%

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No one has commented yet

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 Missouri teachers be paid more?

78% Yes Yes

22% No No

78% Yes

22% 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

78%

Yes Yes

22%

No No

78%

Yes

22%

No

0%

Yes Yes

100%

No No

0%

Yes

100%

No

23%

Yes Yes

77%

No No

23%

Yes

77%

No