said by Ed_Gee :

"Let's see Portland pop 568,380 cost $894,000 or $1.57 per person. Yeah REAL hard to come up with $1.57 from the population."

Infants, children, and a sizable portion of the adult population in general do not pay taxes. The cost per taxpayer would be notably higher... and even in the Liberal Portland area, voters are not keene on implementing more taxes.