Wisconsin was facing a $3.6 billion deficit, hemorrhaging money and spending more than they were taking in. But instead of firing workers and raising taxes on hardworking families and job providers, Wisconsin found a better way to reform and balance the state budget.

The result? Today, the people of Wisconsin are enjoying stabilized property tax rates, the deficit has been reduced, and massive public employee layoffs have been avoided.

Because of the success of the budget reform, the Americans for Prosperity Foundation and the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy launched their latest educational television commercial: “Did it Right.”

Click here to watch the video.

This ad campaign is part of a major effort to help citizens separate rhetoric from reality on the budget reforms passed in Wisconsin, and understand how the budget reforms have transformed Wisconsin and put the state on a path of fiscal prosperity.

“By ending union bargaining abuses, taxpayers are now back in control, and those savings helped Wisconsin avoid massive tax hikes and layoffs other states have seen,” said Luke Hilgemann, AFP Foundation-Wisconsin State Director. “Moreover, statewide property taxes have seen the smallest increase in 15 years.”

To learn more about the success of the budget reforms in Washington, visit It's Working Wisconsin.