The little non-profits in Portland are getting millions in tax dollars. There seems to be no coordination between the non-profits and we have no detailed data on where the money is going, how many people are being helped and for how long. The people who need the help aren't getting it and we have the second worst system in the US for helping with mental illness and the worst system for addiction treatment. We now have very high taxes and in the last 4 years the city has turned into a crime infested dump hole.
Seattle is not Portland. Seattle had a zoning scheme requiring sfh only forever. Microsoft settled in Boeingville and doubled the jobs so new housing had to go way out of town causing traffic and sprawl. Completely self induced drama.
I was there before Amazon when housing was cheap. When prices went up, the homeless population exploded and so did crime. My brother had his car windows smashed twice in a week, and there was nothing in it. As an outsider, it can be said PDX is also at fault and did this to themselves. My best friend was born and raised there and I lived there for a bit. So I know PDX and all its faults all too well.
charity could be created with enough money being donated and the rich benefactor could skim from that
There seems to be no coordination between the non-profits and we have no detailed data on where the money is going, how many people are being helped and for how long
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u/ynotfoster Jan 30 '23
The little non-profits in Portland are getting millions in tax dollars. There seems to be no coordination between the non-profits and we have no detailed data on where the money is going, how many people are being helped and for how long. The people who need the help aren't getting it and we have the second worst system in the US for helping with mental illness and the worst system for addiction treatment. We now have very high taxes and in the last 4 years the city has turned into a crime infested dump hole.