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Wasted taxes are wasteful and inefficient. But taxes pay for the investments that create economic growth. The worst place for a dollar to be is in my bank account behind a bunch of other dollars I'm never going to spend.

Simply being low tax in and of itself isn't good if it means that the citizens are less healthy, educated and prosperous than in a community with higher taxes. It's obvious on its face, but there's a reason why NFL players are more interested in playing in L.A., Seattle or Chicago than Carolina or Nashville and it's due to the opportunities that are available to them in those destinations, not the 5% of income that they might save each year by remaining in less developed markets.

I don't want my taxes to be used inefficiently. And I don't want to be treated unfairly compared to people who are in similar situations. Other than that, I'm excited when we invest my tax dollars into amenities, transportation, civic infrastructure and education that makes my life better than it would be in, say, Nashville, where most streets don't even have sidewalks. That impacts my quality of life far more than if I save $135,000 or $85,000 this year, which doesn't really impact me much at all.