When the politicians preach about “affordable housing,” I just have to laugh. Here in Portland, where all landlords are reviled as greedy and evil, the City Council thinks nothing of loading more and more financial burdens onto the backs of property owners, who of course have to pass the pain on to the tenants.
Here’s the latest: Get the smelling salts ready, honey. Our already hideous water bill is going up substantially.
Whenever you see “City of Portland” on the return address of an item of mail, you know it’s not going to be good.