Portland Proud

Homeless tents along the strand. The trash as repulsive as the social emergency it represents.

Graffiti along the highway. Tagging all of us with anger and despair.

 

Storefront windows smashed for ? 

Portland’s answer? Tax the ‘rich’ exclusively to throw money at it all by having the public vote for a tax 98% of them will not have to pay - metro's supportive housing services program. Oh well Portland, let me wipe my tears of awe at your generosity and giving - of other people’s money.

Meanwhile please keep pretending you actually care. 

Our homeless, the trash and disarray, our graffiti, our broken store front windows, police brutality, government indifference, and our willingness to force others to pay for it are all reminders of societal decay. We are losing a sense of community, compassion, yes even I dare say it - pride. Hard to feel prideful when marginalized, and when you know few care. 

Let the ‘rich’ pay for it so beautifully exemplifies what is increasingly becoming a narcissistic, compassionless society. 

Portland Proud