Columbia - SquareOffs

Are local governments doing enough to help the homeless?

Asked by ABC 17 News

238 Votes

Are local governments doing enough to help the homeless?

63%

Yes Yes

37%

No No

63%

Yes

The City of Columbia operates a warming shelter on the coldest nights and some city buildings are open as daytime warming centers.

The City of Columbia operates a warming shelter on the coldest nights and some city buildings are open as daytime warming centers. Show Less

4 Comments

Max

They need to quit enabling homelessness. It has just become another welfare program.

Max

Per Columbia City Council meeting to discuss a report that outlines efforts to end homelessness, Feb 06, 2022 on KMIZ news.

Max

The City has increased funding for homeless from $62,200 in 2016 to $302,346 in 2022, by reducing funding to children, youth, and family services, and mental health services. Way to go Columbia.

Larry Sabulsky

I think the community needs to step up and help the homeless. When are all of you going to realize the Government is not going to fix your/our problems. They have created the majority of the problems we face today.

37%

No

Advocates for the homeless say the city could open the shelter more often and enhance services.

Advocates for the homeless say the city could open the shelter more often and enhance services. Show Less

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Should the Columbia city council help fund security training for businesses downtown?

Asked by ABC 17 News

176 Votes

Should the Columbia city council help fund security training for businesses downtown?

26%

Yes Yes

74%

No No

26%

Yes

The city should have some requirements for bars having trained licensed security and the city should help train them because there is no business that provides training.

The city should have some requirements for bars having trained licensed security and the city should help train them because there is no business that provides training. Show Less

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74%

No

The training for security employees of private businesses is the responsibility of that business.

The training for security employees of private businesses is the responsibility of that business. Show Less

3 Comments

Max

I agree with you on this. It's not the city's job to run the business. Harry also has a good point.

Jack L

It`s not the cities job to do this

Adam Schrader

Businesses can fund it themselves. Columbia has better things to spend their money on.

Max

This would be the same as saying, the city should pay a doctors malpractice insurance. It is not the city's responsibility.

Should Critical Race Theory be taught at the high school level?

Asked by ABC 17 News

667 Votes

Should Critical Race Theory be taught at the high school level?

26%

Yes Yes

74%

No No

26%

Yes

Teachers should be allowed to use Critical Race Theory as another tool to help teach students US history.

Teachers should be allowed to use Critical Race Theory as another tool to help teach students US history. Show Less

4 Comments

Andrew Patchell

Ignoring the impact of race and racism in history doesn't make it go away; it just makes you ignorant.

Letitia DenHartog

I believe today's high school students can handle the information and, hopefully, it will affect their leadership for the future.

Max

Todays high school students are the weakest, most self centered, most brain washed students ever. Most can't maintain a thought for more than ten seconds.

Holly Page Frazee

If you had a history class, you know how terrible the US treated other races and ethnicities. The only difference is a lot of things were left out, like the Oklahoma massacre. Of course it affected our laws & institutions. This is not a new concept.

74%

No

Teachers have been teaching US History without the use of Critical Race Theory and they can continue to teach without it.

Teachers have been teaching US History without the use of Critical Race Theory and they can continue to teach without it. Show Less

6 Comments

Debra Riffle

This continual focus on race is taking us back to a segregated, dark, racist place. It needs to stop.

Max

It's part of the Democratic plan to maintain hate and racism, thereby keeping the slaves on the welfare plantation. They don't mind putting white people on the plantation either, as long as they have a plantation, where hate and discontent can be maintained.

Will Mason

They are teaching children to hate one another.

Max

Harry is being sarcastic. He agrees with you. Lighten up.

Russ Burton

its promoting racism

Marisa Hagler

We are teaching children they are oppressed or oppressors based solely on skin color. That is the definition of racism. This country is going backwards with CRT and promoting hate and racism against white people mind blowing madness!

Max

Anyone caught teaching this crap, should be treated as a domestic terrorist and exiled from our nation.

William

Because it is a racist and goes against the fundamentals of equality.

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Columbia SquareOffs

Are local governments doing enough to help the homeless?

63% Yes Yes

37% No No

63% Yes

37% No

Should the Columbia city council help fund security training for businesses downtown?

26% Yes Yes

74% No No

26% Yes

74% No

Should Critical Race Theory be taught at the high school level?

26% Yes Yes

74% No No

26% Yes

74% No

About Columbia

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