Covid19 - SquareOffs

Was the Fed right to increase interest rates?

Asked by ABC 17 News

180 Votes

Was the Fed right to increase interest rates?

66%

Yes Yes

34%

No No

66%

Yes

The Federal Reserve increased its base interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday, citing a need to tamp down inflation.

The Federal Reserve increased its base interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday, citing a need to tamp down inflation. Show Less

1 Comments

Max

Yes, but inflation is out of control now. This should have been done months ago. It will have to be raised many more times, which will seriously hurt the economy. Brace for a recession. This problem was caused by, and solely by, the administration in power.

34%

No

The move means it will cost more to borrow money, making home loans and credit cards more expensive.

The move means it will cost more to borrow money, making home loans and credit cards more expensive. Show Less

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Should daylight saving time be abolished?

Asked by The Newnan Times-Herald

283 Votes

Should daylight saving time be abolished?

77%

Yes Yes

23%

No No

77%

Yes

5 Comments

jill Travoss

The time change serves no purpose. It is disruptive to children and adults alike.

David Allman

More people die in car and related accidents from such an abrupt change in their routine. And it's twice every year that this happens.

JI Ma

It all depends on your geographic location IN the time zone whether there is any benefit .

Juan Israel Ortiz

It seems pointless to keep doing it in a world that runs 24/7. It's a tactic that may have worked at conserving energy in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. But in a world that runs non-stop, it just seems unnecessary. And that's without mentioning the alleged health problems it causes.

Hogzzy

It's taxing on mental health to be constantly adjusting the time just so companies get to have workers come in earlier and have an excuse for it.

23%

No

1 Comment

DOUGLAS M. STEARNS

Because I love changing my clock back forth every year!!!!!! 🕐☹️

Asked by KTVZ

1,515 Votes

Are you throwing away your masks?

68%

Yes, I will! Yes, I will!

32%

No, not yet! No, not yet!

68%

Yes, I will!

I will be throwing away all my masks!

I will be throwing away all my masks! Show Less

7 Comments

Shauntae Parsons

It should have been a personal choice from the start

Richard Peil

Haven’t worn one yet and wont

Pam W

They never worked in the first place and I never wore one.

Rick Allen

YES but I threw them away a long time ago, these mandates were all wrong from the beginning! Horrible communistic, socialist injustice! Long term mask wearing weakens your immune system. The shutdowns hurt Us far worse than the virus itself! I never got it! My 84 year old mother did but NO symptoms!

Jessi Johnson Horn

Haven't been wearing a mask for months. I actually follow the science.

Kevin Crabtree

threw them away a year ago

Robert Northrup

The only reason I wore one was to keep my friends and neighbors from having their businesses shut down.

32%

No, not yet!

I won't be throwing them away. I will still be cautious.

I won't be throwing them away. I will still be cautious. Show Less

11 Comments

C. Adrian Clark Jr.

Oregon had some of the best stats for covid because of the mask mandate and it's not over yet. People will screw it up.

Gabe West

Masks don't work

Charles Lingle

I do not think this is over.

Wayne Purves

It is not over with all the new varients and infection rates rising again !

Tim Collins

After I go into a place that has them for you when you walk in, I just put them back into the box that I got them out of for the next person.

k san

Never! As we have learned, pandemics are easier to start now, So I will definitely keep the many masks I have.... cloth, blue hospital, duck-face... all of them!!

Lynn Huntley

We may need them again. Also, it is smart to wear them in the flu season. Look at how much less flu we had during the pandemic. Also, the mask is not the only safeguard. We were (supposedly) washing our hands more, keeping a safe distance from others and staying away from others while sick.

INXScience DATA

Good masks are still recommend, just not required in most situations. I work in healthcare and we are still required. Why take unnecessary chances? Do you drive at night with your lights off?

den b

immunocompromised

Michael Miller

I'm keeping the good ones for dust masks, if nothing else. The cloth ones I've already discarded.

Gabe West

It will probably be reinstated before long unfortunately, masks should not be worn it has been linked to pnomonhia

Shauntae Parsons

I agree

Sussie Due

No Based on the fact that Brown has proven she can't be trusted about dropping mask mandates. I expect her to reinstate it just to get her name back in the news. I hope I am wrong.

Covid19 SquareOffs

Was the Fed right to increase interest rates?

66% Yes Yes

34% No No

66% Yes

34% No

Should daylight saving time be abolished?

77% Yes Yes

23% No No

77% Yes

23% No