Considering Portland's parks have been occupied by the homeless since I was a kid, I wouldn't think there would be much of a difference

So like roughly two hours worth of interest if we'd invested the money we used to bail out the banks?

Total cost to re-plant grass and re-paint curbs: $85,000.

Total cost of Wall Street bailout: $4,600,000,000,000.

$33,000 has been donated so far and tons of people have volunteered to do the actual work getting the park back to normal.

I'm not too worried about it. Many of these downtown parks host week long events that have lots of tents and bigger crowds on and off all year round. No one ever seems to get up in arms about what the Rose Festival, Brew Fest, or Cinco de Mayo does to the grass.

MaxxLarge: Total cost to re-plant grass and re-paint curbs: $85,000.

Total cost of Wall Street bailout: $4,600,000,000,000.

penthesilea: $33,000 has been donated so far and tons of people have volunteered to do the actual work getting the park back to normal.

But you don't understand. Those eeeeevil protesters are making people feel bad about their prosperity.

Is this the same company that guessed the cost to repair the Wisconsin capital after painters tape was used on it?

Just have the police sell an ounce of weed out of the evidence room... that'll cover it with plenty of money leftover.

I'll sweep the leaves for a mere $20,000!

We the 99% thank you for racking up our tax costs so you can have your say and prove your point that we're all the 99%, portland protesters.

Can't wait to see what the bill is in Seattle, they already had to close the day care center, there's been 2 rape/assaults, and several other incidents. And the organizers are now fighting the college who wants them gone (after foolishly offering them campground space in the first place)

MaxxLarge: Total cost to re-plant grass and re-paint curbs: $85,000.

Total cost of Wall Street bailout: $4,600,000,000,000.

You guys plan to spend that money on an awful lot of things.

Headso: wtf, 28 grand for 3 toilets a sink and some PEX piping? No wonder "conservatives" want local governments to be running things they will rob you blind faster than the feds...

You ever read those contracts?

They'll call out specific things that aren't made anymore that someone's brother-in-law bought a whole bunch of in the 80s.

"no, the toilets must be avocado. Painting them is not acceptable"

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Generation_D: We the 99% thank you for racking up our tax costs so you can have your say and prove your point that we're all the 99%, portland protesters.

biatching about a tax to cover $85,000 in a city of over 2 million people? Are you a pussy?

I'll tell you what I'm not, and thats a partisan dickwad. Maybe if you're ever older you'll see what it looks like for a bunch of petulant kids to show up, stomp around, shake their tiny fists of rage, then expect others pay for the cleanup. $200 or $200 million. Doesn't really matter. Protesters have this funny idea most of town appreciated their noble sacrifices. And maybe I did, at first. But as the weeks wore on, its like unwanted house guests who never leave, then start issuing demands about what brand of snacks to buy.

And before you do the predictable name call accusations... grow up. Not everyone that wants wall street prosecuted thinks every stupid small town in america and canada needs its local self appointed self righteous d-bags Occupying. Go to new york if you want to protest. but stop clogging up my neighborhood with your mess. Isn't helping. Turns normal people against you. Us versus them-ism, as created by the protesters.

That's the most gorgeous park bathroom I have ever seen, even when its ruined. Nice tile-work.

Goimir: Headso: wtf, 28 grand for 3 toilets a sink and some PEX piping? No wonder "conservatives" want local governments to be running things they will rob you blind faster than the feds...

You ever read those contracts?

They'll call out specific things that aren't made anymore that someone's brother-in-law bought a whole bunch of in the 80s.

"no, the toilets must be avocado. Painting them is not acceptable"

Don't forget requiring union, civil servant employees to do all the work.

LineNoise: Don't forget requiring union, civil servant employees to do all the work.

Not always. Usually they can get away with paying them the prevailing wage. But in any event, Joe's Contracting is going to charge $150/hr for each laborer, and bid it with 3 guys there working for 3 days, and then have one guy bang it out in a day.

/I feel dirty just thinking about how many of those contracts I dealt with

Goodfella: It cost $1.5 TRILLION to bail out the banks in 2008.

$1,500,000,000,000 OR $85,000?

Now which one is more than the other?

What exactly is the point you are trying to make with that comparison? I'll wait here while you Google something.