Spending on the Homeless in Portland, Oregon Has Reached Shocking Levels – Why Do They Still Have a Problem?
Spending on the homeless in the Portland, Oregon area has skyrocketed. Local governments and non-profits spent over a half a billion dollars in 2023 alone and yet the problem persists.
One has to wonder if the city would have been better off to just give the cash directly to the homeless people rather than using it to fund various programs that obviously aren’t working.
Of course, if that happened then all of the people who are making a living by ‘solving’ the problem would have to find new jobs.
FOX News reports:
Spending on homelessness spikes to a ‘shocking’ amount in Portland metro area
Local governments and nonprofits in the Portland area spent more than half a billion dollars fighting homelessness last year,
