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I don't think Oregon "learned", it just got its hand slapped for once. I'll believe they've learned when they actually arrest people and keep them in prison after the next riots.

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The backlash from this proposed bill was epic -- and it was ironically based mostly from Portland, which has been dealing with similar laws for a few years. (The local government is finally calling the situation an emergency and is preparing to spend something like 100K per "person experiencing homelessness".........I wonder what will happen!)

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100k per person that will go to the grifters pretending to "solve" the issue. It is in their best interest to NOT solve the problem but prolong it indefinitely.

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Yep. And we have hundreds of these little mini-fiefdoms out there.

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$100k is what the taxpayer pays but the homeless person will see only a fraction of the value.

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What will happen is more homelessness. If I was on the verge of fiscal calamity and my city was going to spend a hundred grand on me, I might walk away from the daily struggle as well.

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The community organizers and NGOтАЩs get $99,900. You the homeless person might net $100.

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Amazingly, that hundred grand won't actually net you anything.

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It'd pay off my debts and put me in a position to feel a lot more stable, but then again, I'm employable.

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LOL you're not actually getting $100,000. The "non-profit" will spend $100,000 on your "services".

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Heh, I thought you were making a comment on how little $100k will actually get you these days.

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Even less when first run through the Portland government.

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One way plane tickets to Mexico City don't cost that much. Think of it as a trade for all the people they're sending our way.

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I don't see Bed Bath and Beyond as particularly "luxury", though. I mean, you need to buy sheets somewhere...

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Admittedly I don't hang out there much, but the last time I went in I was gobsmacked at how large the space was and how much of it was "luxury" stuff like scented candles/soaps, etc. Some quick back-of-the-envelope math put their monthly rent about $40,000 -- and this was years before the pandemic. (They could have owned the land, maybe?)

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I would presume that places of that nature tend to buy and build, so they can ride rising land prices. Maybe not. Either way, I think it's probably time to go buy a nice set of new kitchen knives.

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The area was fairly undeveloped at the time, so it's certainly a possibility. I think that Wal-mart does this.

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