Portland Metro Homeless Tax Passes

thechatch

250MM for bums.

Multunomah Co fucks the dog again.

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/05/metro-homeless-services-tax-measure-wins-oregon-election-results.html?outputType=amp

NorthwestFresh

Another 1% tax for the wife and me gets pissed away and lost in layers of government. Bye bye soon, shitheads.

thechatch

The PERS program is so healthy, it makes sense to spend a quarter b on career fairs for the unemployable.

doogie

Taxing the homeless is a Good idea.

LoneStarDawg

I would enjoy being a fly on the wall while some career social worker with a social justice boner tries to give resume and interview tips to a homeless heroine addict.

MikeDamone

The tyranny of the majority...who want pay the tax.

PurpleThrobber

doogie said:

Taxing the homeless is a Good idea.

I'm quite certain the leftists would tax the business owners based on the volume of feces left on the sidewalks in front of their establishment if given half a chance.

Because, clearly, it's the business owners fault the homeless are so oppressed by not providing them employment. It's only right the oppressors pay for the services need to clean up the poopy sidewalks.

WestlinnDuck

Was supposed to go to the homeless. Watch as broke ass government steals it for their employees. More taxes = nothing changes or gets worse.

MikeDamone

I have all the screen shots I need to check back in two years and see if homelessness is improved, the same, or worse.... we all already know the answer.

ramenduck

This will allow Portland to hire social and health care workers and give them amazing benefits, pension plans, and Nike store passes.

A win for everyone except the people paying for it, and probably the homeless.

LoneStarDawg

ramenduck said:

This will allow Portland to hire social and health care workers and give them amazing benefits, pension plans, and Nike store passes.

A win for everyone except the people paying for it, and probably the homeless.

They will definitely need $140k salary so they can live in NW Portland and study the plight of their subjects while enjoying lattes at barista.

doogie

WestlinnDuck said:

Was supposed to go to the homeless. Watch as broke ass government steals it for their employees. More taxes = nothing changes or gets worse.

Like the seattle city fee on uber rides Council claimed would go to Drivers for Benefits that was diverted to a $52,000,000 homeless/low income housing project to build 30 units

Kaepsknee

They also passed their extra $.10 gas pump tax by 3 to 1. Not a big deal for the common man. But for businesses with fleets, it's a big deal.

doogie

They’ll just pass it on to their customers who won’t even see it

NorthwestFresh

LoneStarDawg said:

I would enjoy being a fly on the wall while some career social worker with a social justice boner tries to give resume and interview tips to a homeless heroine addict.

I volunteer at a restaurant in downtown Portland that trains homeless and addicts how to get restaurant jobs. Everything from dishwashers to line cooks. I’d say our success rate is maybe 25% in terms of placing candidates, there are some we’ve definitely helped, but many just disappear even when you think they are ready to move to a real job. This restaurant is privately funded and has the best of the best of Portland restauranteurs and chefs volunteering time. I can’t imagine how low a success rate a taxpayer-funded program led by career social workers will have, but here we go on pissing more taxpayer money away. Yay Portland Democrats. Go team.

NorthwestFresh

MikeDamone said:

The tyranny of the majority...who want pay the tax.

My County didn’t want to pay the tax but here we are.

thechatch

250MM and NOTHING will really get done.

YellowSnow

NorthwestFresh said:

LoneStarDawg said:

I would enjoy being a fly on the wall while some career social worker with a social justice boner tries to give resume and interview tips to a homeless heroine addict.

I volunteer at a restaurant in downtown Portland that trains homeless and addicts how to get restaurant jobs. Everything from dishwashers to line cooks. I’d say our success rate is maybe 25% in terms of placing candidates, there are some we’ve definitely helped, but many just disappear even when you think they are ready to move to a real job. This restaurant is privately funded and has the best of the best of Portland restauranteurs and chefs volunteering time. I can’t imagine how low a success rate a taxpayer-funded program led by career social workers will have, but here we go on pissing more taxpayer money away. Yay Portland Democrats. Go team.

Some men you just can’t reach. It’s been this way for eternity.

thechatch

Think of this like you would a business investment.

If someone pitched you a 75% chance you wouldn’t make your money back on 250 million dollars, what would you do?

LoneStarDawg

thechatch said:

Think of this like you would a business investment.

If someone pitched you a 75% chance you wouldn’t make your money back on 250 million dollars, what would you do?

If it saves just one life

NorthwestFresh

YellowSnow said:

NorthwestFresh said:

LoneStarDawg said:

I would enjoy being a fly on the wall while some career social worker with a social justice boner tries to give resume and interview tips to a homeless heroine addict.

I volunteer at a restaurant in downtown Portland that trains homeless and addicts how to get restaurant jobs. Everything from dishwashers to line cooks. I’d say our success rate is maybe 25% in terms of placing candidates, there are some we’ve definitely helped, but many just disappear even when you think they are ready to move to a real job. This restaurant is privately funded and has the best of the best of Portland restauranteurs and chefs volunteering time. I can’t imagine how low a success rate a taxpayer-funded program led by career social workers will have, but here we go on pissing more taxpayer money away. Yay Portland Democrats. Go team.

Some men you just can’t reach. It’s been this way for eternity.

I’ve found the women addicts are more likely to flake and disappear but that’s just going by @HHusky’s kids’ experiences as proof.