Will rising gas prices influence your midterm election vote?

Asked by ABC 17 News

365 Votes

Will rising gas prices influence your midterm election vote?

69%

Yes Yes

31%

No No

69%

Yes

5 Comments

TRUMP 2024

Since Democrats took office the cost of living is up 25% and Inflation is highest in over 40 years. We are in a Recession with Interest Rates rising. The DEA reported that we have more Drugs entering our country than anytime in history. Creating more Murders, Overdoses and Crime than the DEA has eve

Max DeYoung

I will not allow, any manipulation of fuel prices, nor anything else to change my opinion of President Dementia or any of his followers.

Paul Prevo

Why would anyone think that oil companies - that many have said they want to put out of business - will spend extra money to increase production? Especially when the administration says it will then buy oil (that was produced at an increased cost) at a lower rate to refill the reserves?

Max DeYoung

Any business that is not in business to make money will not succeed. Oil companies are making huge profits because the current administration is hampering the oil supply. Then Biden and his followers are blaming others for their own failures. Vote Conservative if you want this to change.

Adam

So will crime, abortion rights, inflation and if they're pushing false covid and 2020 election information. 🤔

31%

No

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

Asked by ABC 17 News

231 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.

Did you see damage in your area from the Easter Sunday storms?

Asked by ABC 17 News

144 Votes

Did you see damage in your area from the Easter Sunday storms?

47%

Yes Yes

53%

No No

47%

Yes

2 Comments

Lynda Shaw

We have major flooding from Black River in Lesterville; Reynolds County, Missouri. We have major damage from the November 2024 flood..,then major wildfires in May 2025, 1 week later we went through another major flood, May 2025, last night (4/20/25) Easter Sunday winds 68-70mph. Photos attached

Dee Dee Smith

Lost two of three vehicles from huge tree falling on them

53%

No

1 Comment

Zaos Gonzolez

BLUFFaloe being elected is more damage than any tornado can produce.

ABC 17 News

Will rising gas prices influence your midterm election vote?

69% Yes Yes

31% No No

69% Yes

31% No

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

23% Yes Yes

77% No No

23% Yes

77% No

Did you see damage in your area from the Easter Sunday storms?

47% Yes Yes

53% No No

47% Yes

53% No

69%

Yes Yes

31%

No No

69%

Yes

31%

No

23%

Yes Yes

77%

No No

23%

Yes

77%

No

47%

Yes Yes

53%

No No

47%

Yes

53%

No