Are People Actually Fleeing Portland?
Whenever I feel like I'm hearing the same anecdotes over and over, I tend to do two things. First I roll my eyes, which is my natural tendency when confronted with anecdotal evidence (which is an oxymoron). Second, I see if there's a way to use actual data to either confirm or refute the anecdotal evidence. I've heard enough times that Portland and Multnomah County, via their real and perceived ills, are causing people to leave. High income and property taxes?…