A distressing pattern has begun to emerge which is to view that not having regressive taxes (and therefore not fund gov't or its programs) is preferable to having them and maintaining services.
A desperate country cries out for tax reform and we're met with status quo or no taxes, nothing else
Mark 🐀
Portland: I'm quoted in @wweek.com today on the budget crisis at our transit agency @trimet.org. Big service cuts coming in a city that used to be proud of its public transit.
www.wweek.com/news/2026/06...
As the agency trims services, close observers worry the quality of Portland public transit could erode for the long haul.
In Portland, the Mayor has suggested using the "clean energy fund" to bribe our basketball team to not leave town. Meanwhile, our transit system is facing dire service cuts.
opb.org/article/2026...
Jarrett Walker
Here’s a refresher on how and why the city’s playing an active role in negotiations and how the public can get involved.
