Former President Donald Trump’s vow to stop taxing tips would cost the federal government up to $250 billion over 10 years, according to a nonpartisan watchdog group. https://t.co/wBHm0T9ocL
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 17, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris is rolling out a new policy position, saying she’ll fight to end taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers. https://t.co/ujUjFYem3Z
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 12, 2024
Breitbart News adds this important point:
To make matters worse, Harris voted in 2022 to pass legislation to allow the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to track down workers’ tips so that they could be taxed.
On August 7, 2022, Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, which provided $80 billion in additional funding to the IRS, which then got to work cracking down on the service industry’s reporting of tips for taxation purposes.
On Monday, this revelation became a top trend on X, as social media users flocked to the platform to share that not only is Harris “plagiarizing” Trump’s campaign but her newfound stance is also a flagrant contradiction of her work as vice president.
FLASHBACK: Kamala Harris cast the decisive vote to strengthen tax enforcement on gratuities in the hospitality industry, resulting in the IRS implementing a tip reporting program. Now, she champions a “No Tax on Tips” initiative, echoing a proposal originally made by President… pic.twitter.com/mMiYI0g6X9
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) August 13, 2024
Also, note the framing in this CBS News video.
“an idea the Trump campaign is accusing her of stealing from them”
One of the first new policies Kamala Harris has introduced in her presidential campaign is eliminating taxes on tips for service workers — an idea the Trump campaign is accusing her of stealing from them.@weijia asked at Monday’s White House press briefing about where the idea… pic.twitter.com/8I24WaRdCU
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 12, 2024