This is so fucked up. I find it hard to believe that there are ANY politicians who think this is responsible behavior in a free society. I thank God I don't live under an oppressive city government like Portland has. I would never allow me or family to be tortured like they do to people in Portland.
''The county says the deficit is primarily due to a decline in the predicted vs actual revenue from the Supportive Housing Services tax collected by the Metro tax district from higher-income residents and businesses.
The fund relies heavily on wealthy earners selling stock and earning dividends which are hard to predict. In past years revenue from the fund has come in a lot higher than expected resulting in carryover.''
The county was unable to provide a breakdown of those other revenue shortfalls. It also did not immediately respond to an email asking why it was relying on unstable one-time funding for long-term programs.
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per capita?
More than any other city in the US and by sheer numbers only behind Seattle, SF, LA, Chicago, and NY.
This is so fucked up. I find it hard to believe that there are ANY politicians who think this is responsible behavior in a free society. I thank God I don't live under an oppressive city government like Portland has. I would never allow me or family to be tortured like they do to people in Portland.
''The county says the deficit is primarily due to a decline in the predicted vs actual revenue from the Supportive Housing Services tax collected by the Metro tax district from higher-income residents and businesses.
The fund relies heavily on wealthy earners selling stock and earning dividends which are hard to predict. In past years revenue from the fund has come in a lot higher than expected resulting in carryover.''
The county was unable to provide a breakdown of those other revenue shortfalls. It also did not immediately respond to an email asking why it was relying on unstable one-time funding for long-term programs.