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As Portland embarks on this path toward social housing, many question the feasibility and sustainability of such an initiative. The challenges posed by economic realities and bureaucratic mismanagement threaten to make this social experiment a costly endeavor without the expected returns for the city's struggling residents.
Instead of creating pathways to affordable living, the Portland City Council may unintentionally exacerbate the very problems it seeks to solve. Until the underlying issues of public safety, homelessness, and drug dependency are effectively addressed, critics warn that the social housing plan will be little more than a hasty band-aid, set to unravel under pressure.