Quote: (06-18-2018 11:04 AM)Abelard Lindsey Wrote:
The homeless on Market Street were quite out of control when I last visited in 2007. I can tell you that downtown Portland's homeless problem is getting worse as well. I was last there about a week ago and saw people sleeping on the sidewalks (this was early morning) in areas that I used to not see them in. I don't know if its the rising housing costs that are driving the homeless problem (all of the west coast cities are experiencing housing costs increases) or if its something else. The job market is better than anytime in the last 20 years with "help wanted' signs everywhere. So, its not clear why the number of homeless keep increasing.
Handouts. Keeping your life on track is far more difficult than just showing up.
Food: Line up
Housing: Show up
Clothes: Church
Drugs: Government
Spending money: Government
Entertainment: Drugs, petty crime
Its not hard to figure out yet progressive cities keep asking the same questions.