He still wouldn't exempt tip wages- he needs low earners to pay taxes for rich 1%ers.

It’s a headache and not worthwhile for the workers who live on tips. Tax the two bucks an hour, but not the tips. They’d get most of the two dollar an hour tax back as a refund.

The current issue is that so many people already do not pay tax on some or all of their tips. So the idea of making that no longer criminal (tax evasion) is not inherently insane or unworkable.

from https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2023/03/05/americans-are-tipping-more-and-more-often-the-irs-wants-its-cut/

And strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit for low-paid workers. That way it is fair to all lower income workers, not just those who work for tips. That is basically what Biden is trying to do with his tax plan. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/03/11/fact-sheet-the-presidents-budget-cuts-taxes-for-working-families-and-makes-big-corporations-and-the-wealthy-pay-their-fair-share/

...I was just saying the idea is not inherently "Insane and unworkable" (as it was called in the post I was replying to).

All tips.

‘I was walking down the street, when these two guys approached and asked if I’d like to run their company - pro bono. I gave it a whirl and they seemed to like my work. They liked it so much, they gave me a tip. Fat stacks of cash. I came back the next day…’

Even if he could pass such an unworkable and unfair law (unfair to all the taxed workers who don't work for tips), he will take away their ACA healthcare, abortion rights, education funding, Social Security, democracy and their freedom. Not much of a deal.

But they do try to pay their workers a living wage.

Tipping is seen as a social faux pas in some countries, and as an insult in others.

California is paying 20 bucks an hour for hospitality workers. Most areas are almost if not more to 15 bucks an hour. It helps that workers are refusing to go to places to work that don’t pay well. But I still don’t think tips should be taxed.

The entire tax code needs revised.

Anything he says that he's going to do for workers never ever happens, only the things hes doing for the rich actually becomes law.

If his mouth is moving, he's lying.

....wait for it - The Republicons.

All he does is lie!

It ends up biting them in the ass when they're eligible for Social Security because their reported income is so low.

I guess those who support this don't want better roads, improved infrastructure and education.

Tips were tax free till 82'.

Taxing tips began back in 1982 after Congress enacted the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) as a means of generating revenue through a series …
Aug 30, 2018

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