Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Tow Abandoned RVs

I’ve never seen so much hate in my life for the homeless as I have in Portland. I read though these threads and feel sorry for people.

I live in a van. I’m homeless. I actually have a well paying job and a new car I park with the van. I pay just as much in taxes.

I have been looking to rent a place for several months. Money is no issue. I have bad credit. Places won’t rent to me. This city is systematically built against those who struggle. This is why it has problems. There are hard working people like me who have been made to jump through hoops.

You all complain but do nothing. Why not do outreach yourselves? Why not offer people jobs if they promise sobriety? Why not give an extra room for rent to an unhoused person? Why wait on the government to do what they obviously always fail on? There are no excuses why you can’t go out to the streets and be human. To show compassion. Anything else is cowardice.

The problem is the government. However, it is also the people.

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