HELP ME UNDERSTAND: Why is South DeKalb Willing to be an ATM for DeKalb County?

It’s ironic how roles have changed.  Back in 2008 when Dunwoody formed and 2013 when Brookhaven formed, the reasons given to those residents to support forming a city was that their tax dollars were going to south DeKalb.  Well, now it’s 2018 and the tide has reversed.  South DeKalb is now the ATM for north DeKalb. 
 
In short, this year (2018) HOST (Homestead Option Sales Tax) for which we paid 1% sales tax on items we purchased was replaced by 2 separate sales taxes:

• E-HOST - the same 1% as HOST but calculated and distributed differently, and
• SPLOST - an additional 1% for infrastructure costs (see diagram). 

In both taxes, unincorporated residents lost in comparison to incorporated cities in DeKalb County.

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