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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: Portland's BILLION-DOLLAR Infrastructure Crisis: Taxpayer Money WASTED as City CRUMBLES
Description: Portland's $93 million budget deficit is just the tip of a $1 BILLION infrastructure crisis—yet citizens would rather cut police than parks maintenance. As the 'City that Works' literally crumbles around them, officials scramble to address decades of neglect while commercial vacancies soar and basic services collapse. Tennis courts splitting open, playgrounds rusting, and sewage pipes breaking are the new normal in a city where ideology trumps common sense.Watch as we break down how Portland's leadership has prioritized 'keeping Portland weird' over keeping it functional, allowing public safety to deteriorate while chasing away businesses th...