So which is it? The politicians are telling us Lane county is getting richer and creating jobs. Then on the other hand, the homeless industry is telling us Lane county is getting poorer  and the jobs are not paying  enough for middle-class lifestyle,  and half of the county is going hungry, if you can believe that?  My guess is, Lane county is getting poor because the people are being taxed by the state, county and city that are not commensurate with the state we live in. This State is never going to have enough  high paying jobs