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Looking globally, some nations have adopted extensive public housing systems, such as Austria and Denmark, where a significant portion of housing is publicly managed. However, these countries operate under different tax structures, placing a heavier tax burden on citizens to fund such initiatives. Critics pose a critical question: Is Portland willing to follow suit? Or will the residents of the city end up bearing the brunt of these costs without seeing corresponding benefits?
Moreover, similar attempts to address housing crises have seen governments trip over their own bureaucracy in cities like San Francisco and Seattle, where ideologically driven policies have often resulted in constrained market conditions.