Should the Missouri legislature approve the new $500 tax credit proposal?

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287 Votes

Should the Missouri legislature approve the new $500 tax credit proposal?

64%

Yes Yes

36%

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Yes

The leader of the House Budget Committee has proposed a $500 tax credit for Missourians from the state's surplus.

The leader of the House Budget Committee has proposed a $500 tax credit for Missourians from the state's surplus. Show Less

4 Comments

Debra Riffle

As a surplus, it should be returned to the taxpayers.

Debbie Riffle

That money came from the taxpayers. Rather than spend it, if it's not being utilized, it should be returned.

Max

Yes, because it gives money back to the people that actually paid taxes. Not those who get the phony "earned income tax credit".

Lisa Gore

Agreed, and it should only go to tax payers...not turned into a stimulus check for everyone which I see them doin...gotta keep our heads on a swivel for this stuff.

Vernon Taylor

The issue Democrats have with this proposal is that it will go to the real working class who pay taxes.

36%

No

Democrats have panned the proposal, saying it doesn't do enough to help the state's poorest residents.

Democrats have panned the proposal, saying it doesn't do enough to help the state's poorest residents. Show Less

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Christopher Watson

We don't need tax credits to survive.

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

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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?

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Yes Yes

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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.

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No

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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 the Missouri legislature approve the new $500 tax credit proposal?

64% Yes Yes

36% No No

64% Yes

36% 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

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Yes Yes

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No No

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Yes

36%

No

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No

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Yes Yes

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No No

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Yes

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No