FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025
CONTACT: press@opportunitywisconsin.org
New billboard highlights Republicans’ plan to raise prices and give more tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy
Digital billboard ads in the Wisconsin Dells remind visitors “Family vacations shouldn’t break the bank”
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. – New digital billboard ads from Opportunity Wisconsin remind visitors to the Wisconsin Dells about President Trump’s plan to raise costs of gas, groceries, and even winter getaways, all in an effort to pay for new tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations.
The billboards, which began running today and will continue for the next month, urge constituents to demand Congressman Derrick Van Orden to stand up to Trump’s proposed tax plan.
First signed in 2017, the Trump Tax Law has disproportionately benefited those at the top, instead of providing meaningful relief to working families and small businesses who need it. Now, Republicans in Congress are working to give even more tax breaks to those at the top – and they’re targeting critical programs that working-class Wisconsinites rely on to pay for them. In recent weeks, Republicans have floated cuts to Medicaid, nutrition assistance and health care programs, and have even pushed to end federal grant and loan programs that support the community through Head Start and more. Trump and his allies are also pushing new tariffs as high as 25 percent on key trading partners, raising costs of everyday items that Wisconsin families need, including gas and groceries.
“Wisconsin families are sick and tired of high costs. Whether it’s paying more at the pump, watching grocery prices climb, or breaking the bank to afford a family vacation, something needs to be done to provide relief to families in Wisconsin,” said Opportunity Wisconsin Program Director Meghan Roh. “New tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy don’t strengthen our communities or help our families succeed – especially when they’re paid for with massive cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and other successful programs that many of us depend on. It’s time for Congressman Van Orden to stand up to Donald Trump and oppose this dangerous tax plan.”
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