FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2024
CONTACT: press@opportunitywisconsin.org
New mobile billboard and digital ads highlight spooky consequences of the GOP Tax Law
Ahead of the seven-year anniversary of the GOP Tax Law’s introduction, Opportunity Wisconsin highlights the law’s massive giveaways for big corporations and the ultra-wealthy
MADISON, Wis. – This Halloween, Opportunity Wisconsin is highlighting the spooky consequences of the 2017 Republican Tax Law, including massive handouts to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations. With mobile billboards traveling across Wisconsin’s First and Third Congressional Districts and homepage takeovers of newspaper websites, Wisconsinites can’t miss the frightening reality of our current tax code.
Seven years ago this Saturday, Republicans in Congress introduced the initial version of the 2017 Republican Tax Law. Since it was signed into law, it has predominantly benefited the ultra-wealthy and big corporations. Not only have billionaires paid lower tax rates than middle class families for the first time in history, the law has helped successful corporations avoid paying any federal taxes.
“For too long, Republicans in Congress have tricked working Wisconsinites while treating those at the top to massive tax breaks,” said Opportunity Wisconsin Program Director Meghan Roh. “It’s horrifying that big corporations are being given massive tax breaks that they don’t need, while teachers, first responders, and everyday Wisconsinites are left paying more.”
Mobile billboards will travel across the state today, along with digital ads in the La Crosse Tribune, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Racine Journal Times, and Kenosha News. More information about the GOP Tax Law is available online at OpportunityWisconsin.org/tax-law.
