[ex-Texan]

I agree totally with your views about Oregon government and Portland in particular. Vera Katz is just >>>>>>>><<<<<<< !! [ / end of censored comments].

My biggest gripe is with the huge expenses coming off the top. Also, the management company is a private corporation I believe.

[eeman]

Workingfor a semi-private, quasi-govenrmental organization like the Oregon Sate lottery, Amtrak, etc has got to be the ultimate fantasy job--at least until some mean-spirited bean counter outs you. Just think: No accountablity to elected officials, you do not have to submit an annual budget, a non-competitive industry in which you can just sit on your butt and and attend team building retreats a few times a month.

[EBUCK]

Also, the management company is a private corporation I believe.

A private company in the same vein as the USPS but with even less competition. Scam thru and thru.

I stopped buying lottery tickets years ago but my wife still "gives" a sizeable sum to these ba$tards.

EBUCK