The City could literally cut my property tax bill to $0, a completely unrealistic 100% tax break, and it wouldn't make any discernable difference whatsoever to my household purchasing power. I pay $130/mo in property taxes for my 2BR condo in the Beltline. I split that expense 50-50 with my wife, so I'm personally paying $65/month in property taxes. If I got a pay raise that increased my salary by $65/month, I wouldn't even notice the change.
My quality of life would almost certainly be improved by paying slightly higher taxes (to a point) and having better-funded municipal services in return.
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