Radio Ad Script – Pro Banking Message
[VO tone is aspirational, uplifting]
Every day, banks touch every corner of our lives.
They support us as we turn life’s goals into accomplishments.
Goals like going to college…
Opening a small business….
Buying a home….
Planning a wedding…..
Having a baby.
From your first car to a new life after retirement, our community banks are there for all your life’s
milestones.
[VO tone shifts to slightly more serious, matter‐of‐fact]
Our banks are proud to pay federal income tax and South Dakota’s state bank franchise tax – money
that supports State and local government services, like our K‐12 schools.
But did you know that due to federal legislation nearly a century old, credit unions – which today act just
like your local bank – don’t pay either of those taxes. And the Farm Credit System pays only a small
portion.
Missions have changed. Tax laws should too.
Tell Congress it is time for a change!
Learn more at S‐D‐B‐A dot com
This message brought to you by your local community banks and the South Dakota Bankers Association.