You’re right, it didn’t work for Portland - but things that were promised were never delivered. Other states took it as an invitation to send their problems out of state, which of course is unsustainable.

Lots more factors that doomed it to never really have a chance.

Maybe slave labor. Or possibly something that actively steals wealth. Like, buying out mortgages then telling families to triple up in the house to cover less food and higher rent. Basically whatever you can imagine that makes things worse for most of us is probably the plan.

Yeah that’s gonna be a hard pass from me. I like my time in predictable increments, thanks.