A Wisconsin advocate shares her experience advocating for fair taxes during her visit to Washington, DC.
Trump’s plan would effectively be a sales tax that disproportionately harms working-class families and could cause a trade war that hurts US companies, economists say.
In response to the report, the Harris-Walz campaign released an analysis of its own, outlining how Trump’s agenda would raise costs for nearly 2.5 million Wisconsin households by an average of $3,954 per year.
Mainstream economists warn that Trump's plans to impose huge tariffs on imported goods, deport millions of migrant workers, and demand a voice in the Federal Reserve's interest rate policies would likely send prices surging.
Perhaps most alarming is what these lies signal for the upcoming election. Tim Alberta, a staff writer at The Atlantic, warned on X: "If you think the lies and distortions and know-nothing takes about FEMA are bad, just wait until this time next month."
Trump’s lies have had real-world consequences; Americans in affected communities have been reluctant to apply for aid, have worried about whether their homes or land will be seized, and have claimed FEMA has ignored or abandoned rescue efforts in communities.
The Trump Bible’s connection to China, which has not been previously reported, reveals a deep divide between the former president’s harsh anti-China rhetoric and his rush to cash in while campaigning.
When Gov. Tony Evers and legislative Democrats pushed for a real investment to keep childcare affordable for working families, Republicans proposed larger class sizes, younger childcare workers, and a tax credit worth around $50 per month.
Kamala Harris has proposed increasing the corporate tax rate, expanding the child tax credit, and cutting taxes for more than 100 million working and middle class Americans. Donald Trump, meanwhile, said he wants to permanently extend tax breaks that primarily benefited the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
This is the first election that Up North News’ editorial intern, Josh Skarda, will be able to vote in – here’s why it's important to him as a member of Gen Z.
