The Left's Secret Repeal of No Taxes on Tips
Progressive cities are scrapping the tipped-wage credit, shifting workers from tax-free tips to taxable wages, and likely leading to lower take-home pay.
Progressive cities are scrapping the tipped-wage credit, shifting workers from tax-free tips to taxable wages, and likely leading to lower take-home pay.
Helping servers takes more than a temporary tip tax break.
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Taxing tips generates practically no revenue, burdens workers, and fuels pointless IRS audits.
The reporting was cited by One Fair Wage as proof that its policy worked.
Eliminating the tipped wage in Washington, D.C., has led to higher prices and fewer restaurant jobs.
Exempting tips from the federal income tax would add to the deficit and unfairly penalize nontipped workers. It's a bad idea no matter who is pitching it.
Competing visions on tipping policies highlight the differences in the candidates’ approaches to winning over working-class voters—but neither will provide much benefit.
Reducing revenue without identifying offsetting spending cuts means Trump is merely promising to borrow more heavily.
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