• pkulak@beehaw.org
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      At least he has an interest in improving Downtown. 99% of Oregon’s population never even goes Downtown, assumes it’s literally on fire, and is fine with that.

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        Yeah 25% of Oregon lives in the area surrounding Portland. So that definitely isn’t true. The people who believe it’s in fire are the Republicans in rural Oregon and honestly fuck all of them. They are racists with a huge Nazi problem and want to return Oregon to being a white only state like it was. 20 years ago 30% of Oregon voted to keep the black exclusionary laws in the state constitution.

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          1 year ago

          Even 95% doesn’t wreck my argument. Most folks who live “in the area surrounding Portland” never go downtown (by which I just mean inner west side, not the literal neighborhood). How many folks who live in Gladstone or Estacada are spending their free time at Powell’s or Yamhill Pub?

          That said, I absolutely agree with everything else you said.

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    Oregon’s problems can be fixed, but by my estimate it’s going to take funding an institution more or less the size of OHSU which means $4.9 billion.

    Here’s what needs to happen:

    1. Repeal measure 110.
    2. Pass a law or constitutional amendment making it easier to commit people against their will.
    3. Build and staff an institution that does the following:
      a) Diagnose and treat long and short term drug addiction issues.
      b) Diagnose and treat long and short term mental health issues.
      c) Provide assistance for job seekers, resumes, addresses, phone numbers, email, clothing, laundry, and shower facilities.
      d) Provide assistance for housing, applications, fees, etc.
      e) Within c and d there needs to be specialists who work exclusively with people who have criminal records but have served their time.
    4. Once the facility is in place and the laws are in place, you sweep the streets. Take everyone into custody and get them the appropriate help they need.
    5. People who have active warrants or are committing crimes in their campsites get arrested and sent to jail.
    6. People who are otherwise sound of mind and body but are homeless because “I ain’t part of your system, maaaann…” get housing in return for cleaning up homeless camps.