SoWhat District: "too big to fail"
Ain't it the truth. Just another ripoff of the average taxpayer. Go by streetcar!
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Other things that are "too big to fail":
The Portland Streetcar
MAX Light Rail
WES
TriMet (although the bus system, comprising 2/3rds of TriMet, will somehow be allowed to fail)
Metro
Convention Center
Expo Center
Portland Development Commission
City of Portland
Port of Portland
Multnomah County
Portland Aerial Tram
Posted by Erik H. | February 23, 2011 12:46 PM
"South Waterfront Condos Benefit From Public Spending"
Also the sky is blue and water is wet.
Posted by Snards | February 23, 2011 12:52 PM
Subsidize the really well off as much as possible - builders and owners
Posted by LucsAdvo | February 23, 2011 12:53 PM
Agent 503 needs to have a consult with Leonard and Ty about that "immigration" center.
Posted by clinamen | February 23, 2011 1:02 PM
And there is the likely explanation for all of these worthless boondoggles that have been or are being rammed through as quick as possible....
"But it's too big to fail....!"
The people of this area have way too much blind faith in the omnibenevalence of their governments and planning agencies. How sad and foolish.
Posted by Mr. Grumpy | February 23, 2011 2:07 PM
Agent 503, slight correction, the building began in 1999, not 2005.
Posted by Lee | February 23, 2011 6:53 PM
SoWhat? Fabulous place
Northwest 23rd? More fabulous
The Pearl? Most fabulous
Anyone who says otherwise is just a naysayer an all-around grump and not a team player.
Sam Adams told me so. Of course, he also said he was a competent public official, but no one can be right all the time.
Posted by The Other Jimbo | February 23, 2011 10:04 PM
It's not capitalism, it's crony capitalism.
Posted by MJ | February 24, 2011 11:05 AM
The site sez:
Too big too fail?
I speculate:
Too dim to spell correctly?
Posted by NW Portlander | February 24, 2011 11:13 AM