From my comment: "...less stays in my pocket, which means that less will be available for me to spend on the local economy (though it should be benefiting us l

From my comment: "...less stays in my pocket, which means that less will be available for me to spend on the local economy (though it should be benefiting us locals indirectly via taxes, or so goes the theory.)" I'm not excluding it, just acknowledging that money paid to the city via taxation at best takes an indirect route to benefiting local actors.