Vote YES on the Tax Rate Increase — Because Austin just isn't expensive enough!

Let’s crank the rate and ride the budget rollercoaster.

This is a satirical page. It reads like a “YES” campaign, but it’s really a funhouse mirror for the policy.

Why Vote YES?

Keep the mystery alive: Are they even coming? Underfunded police = edge-of-your-seat living.
Permanent street chaos: No treatment, no outcomes, just vibes. It’s performance art at city scale.
More overhead, less frontline: Internal departments you’ve never heard of, now with extra sparkle.
Debt with confetti: Because every carnival needs a ballooning balloon budget.

We’re poking fun at priorities and tradeoffs—aimed at systems, not people.

Attractions & Community Perks

Budget growth outpacing population by a wide margin.
Debt service that could be its own theme park land.
“Internal Services & Transfers” bigger than Parks, Libraries, and Public Health combined.
And a totally unrelated community service:

🎯 Concealed Carry Classes

Sponsorship Available

This is a faux link for satire. No classes here—yet.

🎪 The Math Tent: Ten-Year “Max-Out” Hypothetical

Curious what happens if a top-end increase is approved each year for the next 10 budgets? Spin the dials below. This is an illustrative compounding scenario, not a prediction or legal limit.

Your current city property tax (annual): Assumed annual increase: 8%

Year 10 Bill (illustrative): $—

Increase vs today: — | Cumulative extra paid over 10 years: —

Year	Rate Assumed	Bill	Change vs Today

Assumes the same percentage increase each year applied to the city portion of your bill. Actual outcomes depend on appraisal changes, exemptions, policy choices, and law.

Voting Info

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