# What happened to Portland, Oregon? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 28, 2021, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-portland-oregon/953410 "2021-10-28T18:09:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 70
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-portland-oregon/953410/70 "2021-11-02T20:39:00Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > That’s not the way to look at economics. A fundamental principle is that changes happen on the margins. Somewhere out there are people who are on the margin between homelessness and finding a place to live, It’s those people who may have their decisions changed if you make staying homeless marginally harder or easier. Obviously indigent or mentally ill people are not going to suddenly run out and buy a house. Don’t even come at me with “That’s not the way to look at economics” as we have a history there and I’m perfectly aware at your abilities, as well as lack thereof, when it comes to economic issues[.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-the-bush-economy-doing-now/314834) Either way, solving homelessness is a hijack of this thread, but your callous disregard for the homeless didn’t deserve to stand without response. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-portland-oregon/953410)._