What are ‘public goods’?

by Carte'cia Weaver | October 9, 2025

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Heather McGee—author of the profound The Sum Of Us—describes public goods as resources like schools, libraries, roads, and health clinics, which make a community livable for everyone. These resources also allow businesses to attract and retain both workers and consumers.

The Trump Administration and Wisconsin members of Congress who obey are leading this state (and the country) into a place where resources are private, expensive, and no longer for the public good for too many Wisconsin families. 

We’re standing in solidarity against the privatization of our most important resources and the militarization of ICE against our community members. We’re letting the Trump Administration and his supporters in Congress know that we won’t allow their wealthy friends to float away on their yachts with our tax dollars while our communities and businesses suffer:

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