Some days I really love my job! On April 15 of this year I got a "two-fer."

First, I got to speak to nearly 10,000 tax protesters in front of the Capitol, who were exercising their right to tell lawmakers they are not getting good value for the excessive taxes they pay. And second, in front of these patriots, I had the privilege of presenting the "Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Taxfighter of the Year" award to Marcia Fritz, the president of the California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility.

We make this award annually to honor someone in our state who has worked tirelessly on behalf of taxpayers. Often the recipient goes little noticed because they focus on the work at hand, not on any publicity it may bring.

This year, I am happy to say, we found many who deserved the award, but first among equals is Marcia Fritz for her tireless work promoting reform of California’s out-of-control government employee pension system. She recognizes that there is no greater issue facing the fiscal health of our state because, without reform, the taxpayer obligation to support pensions will substantially reduce government’s ability to provide basic services while radically increasing the burden on already beleaguered taxpayers.

Marcia’s efforts to raise awareness have placed this issue on the radar of every policymaker in the state and for this, taxpayers owe her a tremendous "Thank You!"

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 at 12:00 am and is filed under Blog Posts.