When you do your shopping in Phoenix, taxes from the merchandise you buy goes directly to the city's General Fund. City sales taxes are about 40 percent of the total General Fund revenue, which pays for city services such as police and fire protection, parks, libraries, senior centers and street maintenance.
When you make purchases at local and small businesses more of your money re-circulates in the community instead of being sent out of state. That means more jobs, neighborhood improvement and community development for Phoenix.
Great post. I agree and try everyday to spend local. Sometimes it is hard though
ReplyDeleteInteresting thought. I'm sure a lot of people, especially non-adults, do not understand economics and how the product they just bought can go towards improvements in their community. I wonder if that has anything to do with how gorgeous neighborhoods in the north valley continue to get face lifts, but neighborhoods in central phoenix haven't had attention when they need it most. Is this because people in low income neighborhoods shop less and there is less funds available for city projects? Just curious...
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