WISCONSIN: The Economic and Policy Impact of Project 2025

By whatisproject2025
October 3, 2024

Project 2025 poses significant threats to Wisconsin families by potentially raising taxes, eliminating vital education positions, and cutting Medicaid coverage. The implications for women's health and veteran services could be dire, with many facing decreased access to essential care and resources.

Project 2025, spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation alongside former Trump administration officials and MAGA allies, represents a bold initiative aiming to reshape the federal government. This plan seeks to centralize executive power and install a network of loyal personnel across key agencies.

For families in Wisconsin, the potential impacts are vast, touching critical areas such as veterans’ services, women’s health, environmental protections, justice and voting rights, and education. If implemented, it could significantly alter the support systems that many rely on, sparking widespread concern about the future of government services and resources.

Here are some specific impacts that Wisconsin families might experience if Project 2025 is enacted:

A typical family of four will see a tax increase of $3,110 per year and increase of annual energy costs by $400/year over the next 10 years.
Limits and caps proposed on Medicaid benefits could cause 595,300 Medicaid enrollees to lose coverage and would raise the costs of prescription drugs for up to 298,750 people.
Ending Title I would lead to the loss of 2,641 teaching positions, which serve 36,188 students in Wisconsin.
By replacing Student Loan income-driven repayment plans with a “one-size-fits-all” program, Project 2025 will increase payments for more than 120,700 borrowers in Wisconsin by $2,700 to $4,100 per year.
Eliminating Head Start will remove no-cost child care and other services for approximately 14,525 low-income children.
874,000 women in Wisconsin would lose guaranteed access to free emergency contraception.
Veterans in Wisconsin would have longer wait times, reduced access to care and lower quality of services if Project 2025 eliminates funding for the VA. Wisconsin is home to more than 283,000 veterans.
Wisconsin has almost 17,930 federal civilian employees whose jobs could be at risk if plans to replace civil service jobs with political appointees are enacted. The federal government is the largest employer of veterans in the country, with approximately one in four federal employees being veterans.
Eliminating the investments in manufacturing and clean energy jobs would result in a loss of nearly 20,100 jobs over the next 10 years in Wisconsin.
Eliminating Essential Air Services will disproportionately disadvantage Wisconsin families in rural and smaller communities if airlines are allowed to eliminate flights in and out of those markets.