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With PPS and schools around the country closing, we should be looking at where the problem lies.

Most states fund on a per-student basis. Now some of the cuts are inevitable with this model with falling fertility rates. HOWEVER….. it’s worth noting that some parents would rather stick their kids in home or online school or send them to private school than keep them in public schools and fight for better public schools for various reasons.

This comes with various problems starting with pushing of agendas and lack of diverse perspectives, lagging social skills, and an abundance of control.

Kids need these things, especially if we want to live in a healthy society. This problem is WELL BEYOND D or R, but defunding public schools for Private school vouchers or “school choice” like Drazan would want, IS NOT the answer.

Quit complaining about “liberal agenda” and put your kids in Public schools and get out there and fight for their future.

Why? And none of this “liberals/liberalism bad,” or “look at Portland” or any Portland and religious talking points, and so on. What credible proof is there that republicans have improved your quality of life? How is the right wing “affordability” going? What policies(not “she supports Trump and the MAGA” or “she isn’t MAGA” does she have that support Oregonians that are backed up by her voting record?

Talk about them with your friends, set them, and follow through on them. Especially if your friendship is with the opposite gender, then those should be strict. The alternative is much worse. Don’t assume there is some “unwritten contract.” It’s a risk that everyone needs to take, and should take.

Think whatever you want about Kotek, but life won’t improve with “lower taxes.” This state is in a budget shortfall. Kotek is having to fund things that should go to services because…
1: the federal government is having a nonstop temper tantrum over states who voted against them, and…..
2: the 3 billionaires won’t pay their fair share.

You want good infrastructure? Be prepared to pay more in taxes. Good healthcare? Same thing. Etc.

It’s not Kotek’s fault taxes have to go up. Is there mismanagement? Sure. But Drazan would be ineffective and constantly be vetoed because she would rather simp for MAGA than moderate. The Oregon GOP will stay irrelevant unless the party WAKES THE F*CK UP and nominate moderates like Knute Buehler and quits this anti-LGBTQ and anti-abortion BS. Also, the federal government can’t be saying “it’s the state’s job.” FAFO re: leave it to the states.”

We seem to be in an era of trying to get fit again with more Americans going to the gym, and trend towards more organic foods and things like Matcha and Ube, but unless you are reducing those portion sizes, not adding sugar or extra salt, you are offsetting any possible health benefits. Eat less, order the 8 or 12oz, not the 16 or 20, don’t reach for the snack jar every time you are hungry, and go outside and exercise. Strive for 5+ miles a day.

With the service cuts going into effect, I would hope most everyone is some level of pissed off. Part of what makes Portland great is the public transit.

Is life expensive? Sure. Is Trimet fast? No. But having more busses and MAX on the road and people riding them will help ease congestion. Drive to a park & Ride, plan extra time, read up on how Trimet gets their funding. They are largely funded through payroll taxes. Are tax increases annoying. Sure.

You know what’s more annoying? Having a city that is not accessible for those who don’t or can’t drive. And if you’re well off, please stop complaining about “another tax increase.”

Go ride Trimet. Yes, it’s longer, but it’s cheaper than buying gas.

We have cabinet members cozying up to an extreme pastor. We have courts allowing businesses to refuse cakes for gay weddings, we have religious exemptions for vaccines(which as far as I can tell applicants don’t have to cite scripture and context to receive), and more.
Should anyone running for office be required to sever ties to their church, mosque, or synagogue or memberships to religious groups and organizations?

STOP sh**ting on “the establishment.”
STOP with the purity tests.
BE NICE to those who disagree with you, and
STOP obsessing over the Middle East.

Your behavior matters to a candidate’s electability more than you think it will. “The establishment” is MUCH BIGGER than you are willing to admit it is. “Normies” aren’t chronically online or flaunting their support for the fringe outsiders spouting unrealistic campaign ideas.

Dems literally can’t or struggle to win without the Black vote. LISTEN TO THEM. Not the voices in your mind fixated on a war thousands of miles away.

So……… that happened. The DSA just FAFO’d and thanks to her, Democrats will be on damage control the next 3 months and the Democrats who accepted endorsements from DSA would do best to try and rescind those.

I swear, and I say this as a Dem, the progressive wing ALWAYS finds a way to make themselves look stupid in the wildest ways.

Maybe don’t go on conservative media to talk about your platform………..

As a Democrat, why???? This purity test IS STUPID. Low information voters and moderates don’t care or care very little about AIPAC. Republicans couldn’t care less. The message from the right will ultimately be “stopping communism” and that is a huge weakness for Abdul El-Sayed and the Progressive and DSA class.

You’re in for a huge surprise when there are likely many silent and undecided voters who go for Haley Stevens. She is polling better against Mike Rogers, has a record of winning, and is a fighter. Progressives - reconsider.

Not saying putting Metro Chamber puppets are the answer, but Morillo and the DSA members after the “Daddy” exchange towards Keith Wilson and the more moderate wing was childish and we can’t let that crap in city government. We also can’t let people in who will write blank checks to billionaires. Portland needs to revive its economy though.

Just genuinely curious. There would not be as much of a divide if victims talked through conflict, or at the very least came forward right away instead of waiting until some big announcement, promotion, etc.

This is getting insane. Please be careful.

Seriously though. These candidates lack the knowledge and understanding of our political system and how a bill gets passed. Or the ones that do will immediately moderate since they realize they have to work with those who hate their platform. They will NEVER deliver on their signature issues like Medicare for all, a $15 minimum wage, let alone 20, or anything with “free in it.” These things need to be funded and placing the burden on the rich will just cause the rich to leave, then the burden falls on working class Americans. Orrrrrr……. The courts will strike it down for you.

Why are y’all pushing Abdul El-Sayed? Michigan is a purple state that voted for Trump in 2 of the last 3 general elections. Michigan and Wisconsin are begging for an R flip if they elect El-Sayed and Hong. You need a big tent and a progressive can’t and won’t bring that.

I get it: Businesses need to make money, organizations need to pay their lease. HOWEVER… gas is expensive, groceries are high, rent is high, and somehow, organizations are still allowed to pay employees less than $20-$25 an hour or $50K a year.

INSTEAD…. Cities should buy up empty office buildings, convert them into remote work hubs with private meeting rooms where they contract with a local cafe or bakery who can set up shop inside to sell coffee drinks but people should not feel compelled to buy anything.

The pressure to spend has gotten out of hand. Let us have free third spaces. Nothing changes until we as a collective rebel and make it consistent.