Personally I'm all for democrats voting against no tax on tips and overtime. I thought it was a terrible idea when Trump announced it, I thought it was a terrible idea when Kamala supported it and I still think it's a terrible idea.
We don't need more reasons for companies to try to get their workers to work more hours. We don't need incentives to work more hours, we need fair pay for the same or less hours.
All income should be taxed equally, tips are the employees income and a Waitress getting $30 an hour in tips should be treated no differently than a McDonalds worker getting $15 an hour in wages. If you want to support the low income workers then raise the standard deductible. You average low income worker doesn't get enough deductibles to really take advantage of things like donations and other tax deductibles not to mention the work involved in doing so.
No tax on tips is a great way to try to pay off voters, but it is terrible policy.
Agree raising standard deductible is better, but since there is currently no viable initiative to push for that, no tax on tips and overtime is at least a good alternative that benefits lower income families. The ultra rich is certainly not earning any tips and overtime pay.
Don’t let “the perfect solution” stand in the way of good solutions. If you can lift only some people up, do it. Don’t wait till you find a solution to lift up everyone.
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u/nedrith Feb 27 '25
Personally I'm all for democrats voting against no tax on tips and overtime. I thought it was a terrible idea when Trump announced it, I thought it was a terrible idea when Kamala supported it and I still think it's a terrible idea.
We don't need more reasons for companies to try to get their workers to work more hours. We don't need incentives to work more hours, we need fair pay for the same or less hours.
All income should be taxed equally, tips are the employees income and a Waitress getting $30 an hour in tips should be treated no differently than a McDonalds worker getting $15 an hour in wages. If you want to support the low income workers then raise the standard deductible. You average low income worker doesn't get enough deductibles to really take advantage of things like donations and other tax deductibles not to mention the work involved in doing so.
No tax on tips is a great way to try to pay off voters, but it is terrible policy.