Orange County Taxpayers Association boasts a who's who of esteemed Orange County businesses and business leaders. Below is a sampling of what members have to say about OC Tax:
“I like the non-partisan way policy and information is presented: well thought out, reasoned, fair and clearly articulated. No grudges or retaliation. We take constructive action; then we move on, win or lose. OCTax is the voice of reason and respect on government spending and taxation.”
“OCTax’s name identification is high. Three separate surveys have shown that OCTax is the most-trusted name in the County in public and government affairs.”
“OCTax represents taxpayers to Orange County Government on a full-time basis. No one else does. OCTax isn’t afraid to take on the public employee unions or the elected officials.”
“OCTax has representatives on most of the school district financial oversight committees and many other agencies, ensuring that the public’s money is spent as was promised to voters. No one knows the benefits and pitfalls of government programs better than OCTax, and OCTax has an unequalled library of public policy history to bring to bear on current events.”
“When OCTax walks into a city council meeting, the councilmembers say, ‘Oh, no!’ But they respect our input because we do our homework. More often than not, they take the action we recommend.”
“OCTax is fearless. We’ll weigh in on anything that affects taxpayers. We don’t shy away from bad news, and we don’t defer to those in power.”
“The guest speakers in our meetings are terrific. I like being able to interact with elected officials in a small group. We meet monthly with members of Congress, the State Legislature, the Board of Supervisors, mayors, and government department heads.”
“OCTax is driven by a good mission statement. If a project or ordinance isn’t ‘fair, understandable, cost effective and good for business,’ we’ll probably be able to defeat it or amend it. OCTax’s ethical standards are faultless. We do what’s good for taxpayers, not what political expediency would have us do, and the elected officials and the public respect that.”
“OCTax has an unrivalled record of success. We chaired the successful Measure M campaign [for transportation improvements]; we co-signed the successful ballot initiative for Measure J [which gives voters the right to approve future increases in public employee pensions]; our support or opposition to candidates and ballot propositions is always featured on the front page of campaign literature. Our record of success on ballot measures is better than 80%. We have a near-perfect record of getting our opinions seen and heard in the media.”
“OCTax has helped me generally, by working for a good business climate, and specifically, by lobbying and testifying on my behalf in meetings with elected officials.”
