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Readers respond: Participatory budgeting isn’t champagne socialism
Readers respond: Participatory budgeting isn’t champagne socialism
Readers respond: Participatory budgeting isn’t champagne socialism

Published on: 09/29/2026

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A recent letter writer does his best to confuse readers by dismissing participatory budgeting and the proposed Your 2 Cents Portland ballot measure as “champagne socialism,” (“Readers respond: Participatory budgeting is champagne socialism,” Sept. 21). The writer completely misrepresents participatory budgeting.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/09/readers-respond-participatory-budgeting-isnt-champagne-socialism.html

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