Legal Insurrection readers may recall that Elizabeth Stauffer reported that the Democrat’s presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, had made President Donald Trump’s ‘no tax on tip’ her own.
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During a campaign rally at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas on Saturday, Vice President Kamala Harris surprised supporters by coming out against taxes on tips. She told the crowd, “When I am president, we will continue our fight for working families of America, including to raise the minimum wage and eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.”Because Las Vegas is dominated by the service and hospitality industries and tips make up a large portion of the average worker’s income, the crowd was delighted by the proposal and roared their approval.
CHASER: California Democrats rejected a proposal shortly after she claimed Trump’s position.
California Senate Republicans advanced amendments to protect hospitality and service industry employees with a state tax exemption on tips. Legislative Democrats refused to consider the issue and summarily killed the proposal without discussion or debate….“It is deeply disappointing that the legislature chose not to consider a proposal that could have provided much-needed relief to California’s workers,” said Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-Yucaipa), who put forth the amendment. “With Californians facing one of the highest costs of living in the nation, our service and hospitality industry employees are particularly burdened by a tax system that leaves them struggling to make ends meet. They deserve better, and today’s decision is a missed opportunity to support those who need it most.”The proposal, which was aimed at addressing the unsustainable tax burden placed on workers who rely heavily on tips, would have exempted those tips from state income taxes and allowed hospitality and service industry employees to take home more of their earnings. Proponents of the policy point to not only relief for taxpayers as a benefit but also increased spending that would result from those tax breaks and serve as an economic driver to lift all sectors of the economy.
Anyone who thinks a Harris administration will enact any tax break, especially for the hard-working American middle class, should consider this development.
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