Should the state budget prohibit spending on diversity, equity and inclusion?

Asked by ABC 17 News

372 Votes

Should the state budget prohibit spending on diversity, equity and inclusion?

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Yes Yes

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Yes

1 Comments

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No

2 Comments

TRUMP 2024

Last time I checked there was no all white college but there is black colleges, I also say they got a network bet but there's no white Network they have Awards based solely on your color, so let's stop with all this nonsense and get on with being human

Barry Gilbert

Diversity training simply helps people communicate better, by helping them avoid even unintentional bias between races and cultures. It makes businesses and education function better. Sadly, the white legislators have their own biases which prevent them from recognizing this.

Max DeYoung

Wrong in it's entirety.

Max DeYoung

You need to look up the definitions, of human races and cultures.

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

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96 Votes

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

46%

Yes Yes

54%

No No

46%

Yes

1 Comment

K Crawford

live in path if it would have continued. We took shelter. Our land/woods is full of recycle junk. aluminum, plastic, cardboard, insulation. collected two large trash bags of insulation already. walked the woods earlier & found at least 10 more bags the city should collect it, it is theirs.

54%

No

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Should Columbia city leaders consider tax increases to address projected budget deficits?

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234 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 the state budget prohibit spending on diversity, equity and inclusion?

60% Yes Yes

40% No No

60% Yes

40% No

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

46% Yes Yes

54% No No

46% Yes

54% 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

40%

No No

60%

Yes

40%

No

46%

Yes Yes

54%

No No

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Yes

54%

No

23%

Yes Yes

77%

No No

23%

Yes

77%

No