• Kimjongtooill@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    I think he is referencing the right-wing talking point of the week: Kamala “stole Trump’s idea” (big air quotes) for not taxing tips. I’d be mad too if the otherside also supported my guys only popular agreeable stance 😤

    Their boy Reagan enacted the tax to begin with…

    • IcePee@lemmy.beru.co
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      3 months ago

      The whole no tax on tips is a bit of a head fake. You hear that and you think: “aw, that’s nice. Wait staff will get more money”. You’re not thinking about the millions wall street gamblers get in bonuses will now be classified as tips. A better policy is for wait staff to be paid a living wage and paying staff is a cost of doing business.