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"Almost everyone who visits me asks what’s wrong with this place. Portland is a prosperous, high-tech Pacific Rim city, so why does it have so many street people? Is something uniquely the matter with the city? Not necessarily. But Portland is a better place to be homeless than most American cities. The weather is mild, the citizens are generous—Portlanders spend millions yearly in private donations and tax dollars trying to help the homeless—and public officials are blocked by the courts from regulating vagrancy in ways that are routine elsewhere. Some homeless actually move to Portland from other cities. Homelessness is so visible here that it has encouraged not only expansive nonprofit relief efforts, some of which seem to be doing real good, but also, in at least one case, an innovative approach that may truly ease the problem—and that other cities might consider adopting."
You liberals are the ones who talk about how great Portland and Seattle are. You might want to check your hypocrisy before you post again.
Have never been to Portland or Seattle so I really can't comment. However the description by the OP did not sound like paradise to me. My comment was not hypocritical. Again, another rightie does not seem to know their word definitions. My suggestion about checking with Webster's would apply to you as well.
LMAO at " liberal paradise"! So what is a " conservative paradise"? Social and economic Darwinism, where everyone is wrapped up in the flag, Bible in one hand, gun in The other, while they all rail on " those damn hippies" and blame everything on Obama, blacks, immigrants. Or maybe Oklahoma where EVERY county is dark red. Oklahoma is a hellhole, so I'm pretty sure any conservative paradise is just as bad, except for the wealthiest, who worship at the Altar of Trump. Sounds heavenly!
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"People would rather be homeless in a liberal city than employed in a conservative city, checkmate liberals!"
This has nothing to do with employment.
we are are talking about homeless people.
the closest large city to me is only about 200,000 people. There isnt much when you are talking about Homeless services. If you are homeless, why would you live here with 100 degree summers when you could live in Portland in a shelter ?
Liberals only pretend to care about the homeless, but they really can't stand them either. Deep down they know people generally don't become homeless through no fault of their own, discounting mental illness. They are usually drunks, addicts, made horrible choices concerning BFs/GFs/wives/husband's or simply ****ed away 13 years of free.education.
They're not really liberal, but they are Democrats. Being truly Liberal you would help the down trodden and people in need. I don't know what these people are but they are not liberal.
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