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Tipping

Customer using checkout system and choosing tip | Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group/Newscom

Taxes

There Are Better Ways To Help Restaurant Workers Than No Tax on Tips

Helping servers takes more than a temporary tip tax break.

C. Jarrett Dieterle | 7.12.2025 7:00 AM

Sidewalk dining in New York City | Richard B. Levine/Newscom

Reason Roundup

An End to Tax on Tips

Plus: Lab-grown meat fears, DOJ inquiry into Cuomo, Kristi Noem's polygraphs, and more...

Liz Wolfe | 5.21.2025 9:30 AM

Dollar bills on a restaurant table. | ID 90018022 © Fastglassphotos | Dreamstime.com

Taxes

Yes, We Should End Taxes on Tips

Taxing tips generates practically no revenue, burdens workers, and fuels pointless IRS audits.

Jared Dillian | 3.8.2025 7:00 AM

An illustration of a New York Times article with an editor's mark on it | Lex Villena

Minimum Wage

The New York Times Claimed D.C.'s Minimum Wage Hike Created Jobs. We Exposed Their Error.

The reporting was cited by One Fair Wage as proof that its policy worked.

Justin Zuckerman | 11.22.2024 4:08 PM

Woman and activist with capitol behind them | Lex Villena

Minimum Wage

Why These Workers Want a Lower Minimum Wage

Eliminating the tipped wage in Washington, D.C., has led to higher prices and fewer restaurant jobs.

Justin Zuckerman | 11.21.2024 10:45 AM

Kamala Harris | Phil Lewis / SOPA Images/Sipa USA/Newscom

Election 2024

Carving Out a Tax Cut Just for Tips Doesn't Make More Sense When Kamala Harris Does It

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.

Eric Boehm | 8.15.2024 11:40 AM

Trump and Biden stand in front of a background of gold coins | Illustratiion: Lex Villena; Pool/ABACA/Newscom

Tipping

Biden and Trump Hope to Tip the Election Scales With Working-Class Proposals

Competing visions on tipping policies highlight the differences in the candidates’ approaches to winning over working-class voters—but neither will provide much benefit.

C. Jarrett Dieterle | 7.13.2024 7:00 AM

Donald Trump speaking at a campaign rally |  Tom Donoghue/Polaris/Newscom

Taxes

Trump Wants To Exempt Tips From Income Taxes. Why Stop There?

Reducing revenue without identifying offsetting spending cuts means Trump is merely promising to borrow more heavily.

Eric Boehm | 6.11.2024 1:45 PM

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Reasontv

Stossel: The End of Tipping?

Activists want to increase minimum wage for tipped workers.

John Stossel and Tanvir Toy | 7.31.2018 9:45 AM

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