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what the hell. they are saving the city money. why do we insist on charging them??
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The Director of the BDS has the authority to waive the fines, as has been done many times in the past for developers and other Portland Business Association members. The problem here is that homeless lack the deep pockets, connections and influence to obtain a waiver. They're not making money for anyone, or contributing to anybody's campaign, so they get no help. They will protest this treatment, and be summarily dismissed by the sock puppets that haunt these posts as "bums", "losers" and worse. Except for the 1% or so of wealthiest Portlanders, most of us are just a paycheck or so away from the street. The question is, will Paul L. Scarlett, BDS Director, and Commissioner Dan Saltzman, who is charged with oversite of the BDS, do the right thing? Will Portland be a city that shows compassion, or a city that is bought and paid for by the wealthy business community? Unfortunately, I think I know the answer.
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The Director of the BDS has the authority to waive the fines, as has been done many times in the past for developers and other Portland Business Association members. The problem here is that homeless lack the deep pockets, connections and influence to obtain a waiver. They're not making money for anyone, or contributing to anybody's campaign, so they get no help. They will protest this treatment, and be summarily dismissed by the sock puppets that haunt these posts as "bums", "losers" and worse. Except for the 1% or so of wealthiest Portlanders, most of us are just a paycheck or so away from the street. The question is, will Paul L. Scarlett, BDS Director, and Commissioner Dan Saltzman, who is charged with oversite of the BDS, do the right thing? Will Portland be a city that shows compassion, or a city that is bought and paid for by the wealthy business community? Unfortunately, I think I know the answer.

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