Categorize the comment on the basis of threat. If the comment is threatening output Yes, otherwise output No.

Ex Input:
I detect sarcasm. Sarcasm is borderline un-civil. Watch your step!

Ex Output:
Yes


Ex Input:
So an income tax isn't acceptable, but a 35% tax on the PFD is? Perhaps it looks attractive to you because the PFD to you is a bit of extra money, a nice little bonus to give yourself a treat. You have no clue that there are many households, mostly in the Bush, for whom the PFD is a large part of the yearly income. Cutting that income by 35% is going to mean less , food, fuel, clothing, all the little things that Mr. Olsen takes for granted. 

So once again we have a clueless, tone deaf, Republican more than willing to take from the poor to give to the rich.  It's high time for a change.

Ex Output:
Yes


Ex Input:
"as the housing crunch is reaching crisis proportions." Correction. The Portland city council has already declared a "housing crisis."

Portland is in the PUBLIC HOUSING business. It is NOT in the David Douglas nor the Portland Public Schools business.

Portland MUST dramatically and equitably increase the density of housing by massive zoning changes especially in single family zoned neighborhoods.

Downzoning is NOT an option in Portland.

When you officially declare a "housing crisis" then you have to make political decisions that reflect that declaration. Downzoning and increasing property taxes are antithetical to increasing housing affordability.


Richard Ellmyer

Author of more stories on the politics, players and policies of Public Housing and its euphemisms, Affordable/ Regulated Affordable/ Publicly Subsidized Affordable and Low-Income Housing in Multnomah County over the last fourteen years than all other journalists and elected officials combined.

Ex Output:

No