Posted on 09/02/2024 9:06:54 AM PDT by DFG
In a mirror of national politics, California Republicans followed former President Donald Trump’s lead by proposing to end taxes on tips. While Vice President Kamala Harris, who formerly represented California in the U.S. Senate, embraced the measure, California Democrats said no, shooting down the proposed amendment in the California Senate.
“Even Trump and Harris both say we should eliminate the ‘tip tax,’” said the California Senate Republican Caucus in a statement.
Soon after Trump announced his proposal to a crowd in Nevada, which has the highest percentage of tipped workers in the nation, Harris also came out in favor of the proposal. The Budget Lab at Yale University reports there are approximately 4 million tipped workers — 2.5% of all workers nationwide. Many tipped workers earn less than the minimum wage, and thus earn the lion's share of their income from tips. Some higher-paid tipped professions such as barbers and hair stylists would also benefit from this rule change.
The bipartisan Committee for Responsible Federal Budget says this proposal would likely reduce government revenue by approximately $15 to $25 billion per year.
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Need money for the $150k for illegals to buy houses.
GOP in California will be slowly strangled to death as long as California continues its corrupt electoral process, from automatic registration and never-clean voter rolls, to mass mail-in ballots, and NGO ballot harvesting.
“For the little guy”
When I was visiting Italy often they had a different tipping system. 17% was added to each bill at an eatery for “service”. That might include having the chef come to your table and explain his technique on a dish, for example. Leaving a little change on the table as a friendly gesture for the waiter was the custom but only a little change. Leaving more was actually considered an insult.
Californians do not get out to vote. That is not helpful
Democrats are the greediest maggots on the planet. They want ALL YOUR MONEY.
Ca has gone from blue to ultraviolet.
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Good. I’m willing to swallow it at the national level to defeat our wicked enemies in November. Beyond that, I’m weary of legislators coming up with new and inventive ways of giving away my money. I pay taxes on all my income, and so should they. The marginal state income tax rate here in CA for those earning minimum wage and working full time is 2%; mine is 9.3%. Poor lambs
Can cough up two pennies on the dollar to support the bloated government they vote for
This needs to be brought to a vote in all 50 legislatures. Get. Them. On. Record.
In Germany is was customary to just round up.
Lol, Cali is unfixable. Let it fail.
“In Germany is was customary to just round up.”
Thanks, only been there once for 2 days, and couldn’t remember! Germany is very beautiful and so is Luxembourg!
No tax on tips is wrong.
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