Business - SquareOffs

Is the pace of life in Columbia better or worse in the summer?

Asked by ABC 17 News

334 Votes

Is the pace of life in Columbia better or worse in the summer?

80%

Better Better

20%

Worse Worse

80%

Better

Traffic is lighter and restaurants are less crowded.

Traffic is lighter and restaurants are less crowded. Show Less

2 Comments

Elizabeth Montgomery

With many of the college students gone for the summer the city's infrastructure can actually meet the demands of the population for a few blissful months.

Sheryl Orscheln

Ease of finding parking, less traffic, fewer bad drivers. Just a few of the many reasons.

20%

Worse

A lot fewer people are in town and business slows down.

A lot fewer people are in town and business slows down. Show Less

1 Comment

Max DeYoung

The shootings do pickup in the summertime.

Have you ever been the victim of a business scam?

Asked by News-Press Now

50 Votes

Have you ever been the victim of a business scam?

32%

Yes Yes

68%

No No

32%

Yes

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

68%

No

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

Should local governments give big corporations tax incentives?

Asked by ABC 17 News

202 Votes

Should local governments give big corporations tax incentives?

38%

Yes Yes

62%

No No

38%

Yes

Unilever is seeking tax breaks for another expansion -- the second announced this year.

Unilever is seeking tax breaks for another expansion -- the second announced this year. Show Less

4 Comments

Vernon Taylor

Local needs are jobs.

Max DeYoung

Job that are not second jobs, at a restaurant just so people can get by.

Max DeYoung

The communities strength, is in the communities resources. It is far better to work for a secure employer.

Lida Vitt

If it brings jobs to local communities

62%

No

Critics point out that local tax breaks, often in property tax, take away from local needs.

Critics point out that local tax breaks, often in property tax, take away from local needs. Show Less

2 Comments

Evan Meeks

They are only adding 12 Jobs for this Tiff the company that can pay the City gives them the break but not the company's who really need it

Michael Ridenhour

Small business owners are more important as a state's tax incentive investment, especially since COVID-19 is still impacting locally-owned businesses. Tax incentives can identify locally-owned business success, and that identified success can attract the global exports, putting Missouri on the map.

Business SquareOffs

Is the pace of life in Columbia better or worse in the summer?

80% Better Better

20% Worse Worse

80% Better

20% Worse

Have you ever been the victim of a business scam?

32% Yes Yes

68% No No

32% Yes

68% No

Should local governments give big corporations tax incentives?

38% Yes Yes

62% No No

38% Yes

62% No

About Business

80%

Better Better

20%

Worse Worse

80%

Better

20%

Worse

32%

Yes Yes

68%

No No

32%

Yes

68%

No

38%

Yes Yes

62%

No No

38%

Yes

62%

No