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

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239 Votes

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

56%

Yes Yes

44%

No No

56%

Yes

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.

44%

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

3 Comments

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 the U.S. military step up operations in Venezuela or pull back?

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291 Votes

Should the U.S. military step up operations in Venezuela or pull back?

34%

Step it up Step it up

66%

We should stop We should stop

34%

Step it up

2 Comments

Eric Smith

What the do on their soil, is their business, but once their drugs are out on boats in the big beautiful Gulf of America, blow them out of the water.

Max

We have plenty of drugs as it is.

66%

We should stop

1 Comment

Toasty

We're not the world's police and we executed those people in cold blood. If Venezuela wants to kill its citizens without proof and without a trial, then leave the US out of it.

Max

Venezuela is helping the companies that make Narcan.

What do you think of demolishing part of the White House to build a ballroom?

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473 Votes

What do you think of demolishing part of the White House to build a ballroom?

40%

It doesn't bother me It doesn't bother me

60%

I don't like it I don't like it

40%

It doesn't bother me

4 Comments

Carol Backe

I think if it were Obama, nothing would be said about it. I think just because it’s President Trump there is the hate that some have for him. Not this much controversy when all the other changes were done by other presidents. None of this is costing taxpayers as it has in the past.

Fred

Please provide an example of such an expansive change ... this ballroom is likely to turn out to be larger than the White House itself! I don't doubt we'll see a TRUMP sign on it before it is finished!

Max

Trump is improving the White House, and he is using private funding to do that.

Fred

Right ... "private funding" in exchange for pardons and other favors. The more accurate description is BRIBES.

Kenneth Young

Separation of the rich and poor is getting wider. I was never invited to watch a movie in the movie room just like I'll never be invited to any dances.....I think we'd be better off if they tore down the west wing

Eric Smith

Big Beautiful White House

60%

I don't like it

2 Comments

Chris Macy

STOP THIS MANIAC!!!

Kelly Branstetter

It's history, it's respect and honor, the ballroom was never approved and the drawings show it overshadowing the White House itself. Awful

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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 the U.S. military step up operations in Venezuela or pull back?

34% Step it up Step it up

66% We should stop We should stop

34% Step it up

66% We should stop

What do you think of demolishing part of the White House to build a ballroom?

40% It doesn't bother me It doesn't bother me

60% I don't like it I don't like it

40% It doesn't bother me

60% I don't like it

56%

Yes Yes

44%

No No

56%

Yes

44%

No

34%

Step it up Step it up

66%

We should stop We should stop

34%

Step it up

66%

We should stop

40%

It doesn't bother me It doesn't bother me

60%

I don't like it I don't like it

40%

It doesn't bother me

60%

I don't like it