Should the Missouri attorney general's budget be cut?

Asked by ABC 17 News

553 Votes

Should the Missouri attorney general's budget be cut?

63%

Yes Yes

37%

No No

63%

Yes

A Republican state senator on the Senate Appropriations Committee slashed $500,000 from the AG's budget request, citing lawsuits against school districts as the reason.

A Republican state senator on the Senate Appropriations Committee slashed $500,000 from the AG's budget request, citing lawsuits against school districts as the reason. Show Less

3 Comments

George Batek

Schmitt hurt our schools financially. He should be fired!

Jack L

How could anyone NOT trust a face like that? xD

Max

The school board members that chose to break the law, hurt your schools financially. Eric upheld the law. The school board members should be held responsible, for any and all losses.

Jack L

Eric Schmitt needs to keep his nose out of school board decisions. He`s only doing this so he can advance himself politically. Leave the schools alone

Adam

Amen Jack

Max

School boards don't write the laws, but they do have to obey them..

Adam

This piece of crap has/had nothing better to do than sue schools for protecting our children. Just because HE thinks it's wrong, doesn't mean he can bully schools into doing it how he thinks it should be done

Adam

And I sure as hell hope I'm never like he is.

Max

I am glad that Eric and I are a Christians, and don't think about the sickness that you adore.

Adam

Take a second to breathe and pry your mouth off Eric's junk already. Good lord

Max

Thirty minutes of research, and you would find out just how wonderful of a person Eric Schmitt is, and how many good things he has done for Missouri and our Nation. You could never even follow Eric through even one days work. You and Jackle are nothing compared to Eric, and never will be.

Adam

Same place you get your common sense. Oh right you and the rest of the right wing whack jobs don't have that

Max

Oh, it's little Adam, the legal advisor. Where did you get your law degree? Cheerios, Wheaties, or Captain Crunch?

37%

No

Many Missourians were opposed to school mask mandates when they were in place.

Many Missourians were opposed to school mask mandates when they were in place. Show Less

5 Comments

Debra Riffle

He made a ruling that some didn't like regarding schools and masks. He also made some happy with the same rule. This is another example of people trying to punish and silence others, who don't follow their way of thinking. So very childish.

Max

The liberals at Columbia Public Schools had issues with obeying the law.

Max

Eric Schmitt could become Missouri's next US Senator. There are many fine GOP people in this race. If Eric wins, he will have my full support. He has done an outstanding job, as Missouri's Atty. General. I don't have any respect for the RINO that wants to slash his budget. LGB

Lisa Gore

This News Outlet even asking this question is playing politics and not standing up for the Constitution. How about asking: Do you Support the Consititution? Or Do You Think Schmitt Upheld the US Consitution? Let’s see that question instead.

Vernon Taylor

Should have filed more.

Would a four-day school week work with your family's schedule?

Asked by ABC 17 News

178 Votes

Would a four-day school week work with your family's schedule?

51%

Yes Yes

49%

No No

51%

Yes

2 Comments

Zaos Gonzolez

Education for children is based on scheduling?

Latria Mcneal

I think it would make kids more willingly to attend 5 day work week is a lot on a working person as is the kids should get a extra day

Max

Excellent grammar. What grade are you in?

49%

No

2 Comments

Fat Guy Outdoors

Not seeing very good returns on the 5 day schedule. Are we sure 4 days are the answer. Dropping standards is never an option. You soften standards on discipline and look where it has got you. Do the hard right over the easy wrong.

Max

One full day, for the kids to be unsupervised, in most cases, spells DANGER for them, but if it's good for the teachers, then let's do it. Teachers Unions have been so good, for so for so long, for everyone, but the children, and their parents....

Do you support phasing out Missouri's income tax?

Asked by ABC 17 News

756 Votes

Do you support phasing out Missouri's income tax?

67%

Yes Yes

33%

No No

67%

Yes

12 Comments

Andrea Loy

Income tax is unconstitutional when all other taxes are placed on top of it.

Shawn Maupin

Because I believe taxation is theft!

Dennis Ganahl

It's time to position Missouri for growth. We need to attract business and population growth not more stagnation. Taxes need to be affordable based on what people can pay, not what government wants to spend. Government needs to budget just like families.

Slate Rogers

I am in favor of a state income tax cap of 3 percent and eliminating the personal property tax completely.

C Sims

I support doing away with all taxes

Max

The harder that people work, the more taxes they pay. That's wrong. The people that won't work should pay the most taxes.

Debbie A.

It is unconstitutional and theft

Bob Mahacek

We need to streamline government, make it more efficient and have lower taxes to attract more residents as well as businesses to the state.

Mike Roemerman

This is the #1 tax cut that will help Grow Missouri. Eliminating State Income Tax will attract Business, Create Jobs and increase our population. This also exclusively benefits Missourians.

Nancy Hooyman

I'm 70 and it takes too much money away from me.

Pam Ames

The citizens of Missouri are taxed enough, we deserve to enjoy some of the fruits of our labor.Next stop should be phasing out personal property taxes, sales tax, etc, etc…

Bill Douglas

Ban state employees from attending professional and college sports events. Also ban state employees from displaying college/university personalized license plates on their vehicles.

Max

If phasing out taxes, phases out Socialism, then it's a great idea.

33%

No

5 Comments

Michael Bailey

We eliminated capital gains tax last year and now our target is income tax? I feel we should get more productive spending and figure out the position of our tax burden before we think about eliminating income tax. It feels like Gov. Kehoe is using this as political points.

Steve Baumann

We all need to be paying our fair share. There are other questionable taxes to be looked into and removed. Along with tax cuts, cuts to the bureaucracy as well.

nathaniel bock

The tax we need to eliminate or change is personal property tax on vehicles, tractors, trailers, etc. There should be no taxes paid on anything an individual has owned longer than ten years.

Will Mason

Sales taxes are paid by the poor. Income taxes favor the poor. Unless a refund of sales taxes is an option, income taxes are cheaper for low income people. And a sales tax refund is probably just as complex as filing income taxes. Either way the government is getting our money.

Hayden Hamlin

Missouri barely pays for WIC, SNAP, Healthcare, and education as is. The Trump Admin passed a bill that will cancel more funding to states for these. Who's going to replace the main source of revenue? The billionaire class? Absolutely not. Our state only offers cheap living; this will raise prices.

Max

Socialism is not the solution.

Max

Maybe some people should put more effort into working for a living?

ABC 17 News

Should the Missouri attorney general's budget be cut?

63% Yes Yes

37% No No

63% Yes

37% No

Would a four-day school week work with your family's schedule?

51% Yes Yes

49% No No

51% Yes

49% No

Do you support phasing out Missouri's income tax?

67% Yes Yes

33% No No

67% Yes

33% No

63%

Yes Yes

37%

No No

63%

Yes

37%

No

51%

Yes Yes

49%

No No

51%

Yes

49%

No

67%

Yes Yes

33%

No No

67%

Yes

33%

No