Should Missourians have to pay back unemployment benefits they received by mistake?

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Should Missourians have to pay back unemployment benefits they received by mistake?

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Gov. Mike Parson has said his administration wants Missourians who received extra unemployment benefits by mistake to pay back the money. He says keeping the money is akin to ta... Show More

Gov. Mike Parson has said his administration wants Missourians who received extra unemployment benefits by mistake to pay back the money. He says keeping the money is akin to taking it from someone else. Show Less

2 Comments

Paul Prevo

If you deceived your way into benefits you should pay them back to the rightful people - the taxpayer.

Harry D

Just turn the question around to find the correct answer. If you paid too much in taxes should the government pay your money back? Yes. Most people know right from wrong they just have no fiscal discipline.

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No

Legislators have criticized the approach and filed bills to keep the state from collecting on overpayments. They say it would be unfair to require people struggling financially ... Show More

Legislators have criticized the approach and filed bills to keep the state from collecting on overpayments. They say it would be unfair to require people struggling financially because of the pandemic to pay the money back. Show Less

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Randy Wheeler

If someone receives extra benefits because of a mistake by the State, the person should not have to repay. However if the overpayment is the result of fraud by the person, of course they shou have to pay it back.

Patricia Boggs

Not their fault they were put out of s job

Sue Evans

These people had no idea the money was received in error and use the money to survive. Due to the confusion caused by the government in addressing the pandemic, no one seems to know what is or was suppose to happen The state was ultimately responsible to oversee and they failed.

Should Donald Trump's presidential documents be turned over to the Jan. 6 committee?

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328 Votes

Should Donald Trump's presidential documents be turned over to the Jan. 6 committee?

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Yes

A special House committee appointed to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has asked the National Archives for documents from the Trump administration.

A special House committee appointed to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has asked the National Archives for documents from the Trump administration. Show Less

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Audrey Shewmaker

I think had everything to do with what happened that day. He can never be trusted.

Max DeYoung

Not like our current failure Joe Biden.

Gerald Seippel

No one is Above the LAW

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No

Trump's lawyers have filed a lawsuit asking the courts to block the request, claiming executive privilege.

Trump's lawyers have filed a lawsuit asking the courts to block the request, claiming executive privilege. Show Less

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Is it time to end most mask mandates?

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More and more public institutions are ending or relaxing mask mandates. Over the past week, the University of Missouri System ended its requirements and the City of Columbia end... Show More

More and more public institutions are ending or relaxing mask mandates. Over the past week, the University of Missouri System ended its requirements and the City of Columbia ended its mandate in most city buildings. Show Less

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Max DeYoung

If your mask fogs up your glasses, or if you can smell odors through it, then it doesn't work. It should have never existed in the first place.

Kehynan Brown

It's time

Kevin Wilkins

The pandemic is coming to and end. Also it is illegal to mandate anyone to wear a mask or get a vaccine for that matter, we are not under a dictatorship nor are we in a communist country. Wearing a mask or getting a shot is each person's personal choice and right.

Will Mason

Not "most". End them all.

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No

The Columbia Board of Education voted this month to extend the district's mask mandate and health officials continue to recommend people wear masks indoors.

The Columbia Board of Education voted this month to extend the district's mask mandate and health officials continue to recommend people wear masks indoors. Show Less

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Harry D

Even though humans have survived the evolution process for many thousands of years without masks or vaccines, we must NEVER end the mask mandate. As long as the human race inhabits Earth we must all wear masks and get weekly booster shots. Everyone do your part. Surrender control over your life.

Max DeYoung

I admire the people I see alone in a car with their masks on. Without them we would all be goners.

Audrey Shewmaker

This covid-19 is'nt over by a long shot. People are still getting sick vaccinated or not.

Kehynan Brown

Who would of thought

Max DeYoung

Then the vaccination doesn't work. Who would a thunk that?

Wendi Newman

Mask mandates need to stay in place until we have a vaccine for all age groups and everyone who chooses protection actually has it. Then let the spreaders unmask.

Kehynan Brown

Again, natural selection

Becky

Last time we ended the mask mandate too soon and cases went up....give it a little longer.

Kehynan Brown

It's called natural selection

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Should Missourians have to pay back unemployment benefits they received by mistake?

56% Yes Yes

44% No No

56% Yes

44% No

Should Donald Trump's presidential documents be turned over to the Jan. 6 committee?

62% Yes Yes

38% No No

62% Yes

38% No

Is it time to end most mask mandates?

50% Yes Yes

50% No No

50% Yes

50% No

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