Fighting to make taxes fair, understandable, cost-effective, and good for business!

Reed Royalty, OCTAX President discussing policy with Tim Biddle of CalTax

Why Join OCTax?

 

OCTax is the only countywide organization whose exclusive focus is to represent taxpayers on governmental tax and spending policy issues.  Its mission is to ensure that taxes and tax-supported programs are fair, understandable, cost-effective, and good for business.

 

A Good Tax Is Fair

 

1.           A good tax distributes the burden evenly.

 

             (A bad tax splits the tax roll into high-payers and low-payers.)

 

2.           A good tax provides services that are useful to the general public.

 

             (A bad tax is levied, in lieu of a fee or benefit assessment, to give services to a few.)

 

3.           A good tax is levied only to pay for needed services.

 

             (A bad tax is used as an instrument of social policy, to reward or punish those        currently in or out of favor with government.)

 

A Good Tax Is Understandable

 

1.           A good tax is visible.

 

(A bad tax may be hidden, it may be disguised as a fee or assessment, or it may hide the cost of government.)

 

2.           A good tax is levied and spent by the jurisdiction closest to the voters.

 

(A bad tax is levied by a level of government that is remote from taxpayers, and spent on services of least local value.)

 

3.           A good tax probably would be approved by voters for generally desired services. 

 

             (A bad tax would be rejected by the voters, if they were given a chance to vote on it.)

 

4.           A good tax is identifiable with the services it provides. 

 

             (A bad tax is swept into a general fund and spent on a confusing array of programs.)

 

A Good Tax Is Cost-Effective

 

1.           A good tax pays only for the few services that can be provided best by government.

 

             (A bad tax pays for services that could be provided effectively by the private sector.)

 

2.           A good tax supports efficient and useful governmental programs.

 

             (A bad tax is wasted on governmental programs of dubious or unexamined value.)

 

A Good Tax Is Good for Business

 

1.           A good tax pays for services that encourage growth of the private sector.

 

             (A bad tax discourages business development or creates dependence on government.)

 

2.           A good tax is levied on consumption.

 

             (A bad tax is levied on production.)

 

3.           A good tax encourages capital formation. 

 

             (A bad tax is levied on savings and investment.)

 

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Orange County Taxpayers Association

30205 Hillside Terrace

San Juan Capistrano CA 92675-1542

phone (949) 240-6226

fax (949) 240-030

www.octax.org

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OCTax advocates positions on ballot measures, legislation, and other public policy issues of interest to taxpayers.

OCTax does not endorse political candidates or make political campaign contributions.  OCTax is registered under Section 501(c)(4) of the IRS code as a tax-exempt "civic league . . . for the promotion of community welfare."  Your annual investment may qualify as a deductible corporate subscription (business expense).