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No Tax On Tips Passes Senate Unanimously After Clarification That Bribes Can Count As Tips
The Bee ^ | May 21, 2025 | Staff

Posted on 05/21/2025 10:54:01 AM PDT by Navy Patriot

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a rare display of full bipartisan support, President Donald Trump's "No Tax On Tips" bill passed through the Senate unanimously after legislators received clarification that bribes can count as tips.

Speculation swirled that the bill could potentially face opposition in the Senate from Democrats looking to stonewall a key Trump campaign pledge, but senators enthusiastically jumped on board after finding out that all of the bribes, kickbacks, slush fund contributions, and lobbyist donations would be categorized as tips and, therefore, tax-exempt.

"We are thrilled to support this measure," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. "It's rare for us to line up unanimously behind a piece of legislation, but once we found out that bribes can count as tips, we saw no other option than to full-throatedly champion this bill and see it through to the finish line. Thanks to this new rule, a majority of our income as politicians will now be tax-free."

GOP senators were surprised to be joined by all of their Democrat colleagues. "It just shows how passionate we all are about not paying taxes on our bribes," said South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham. "It's not often that a piece of legislation comes along that gets all 100 of us excited to vote ‘yes,' but this is one way to do it. No tax on bribes… er, I mean, tips, baby!"

At publishing time, word had spread on Capitol Hill that similarly unanimous support was growing to legalize Trump's mass deportations of illegals after lawmakers learned that getting rid of the bodies of dead mistresses could count as deportations.

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TOPICS: Education; History
KEYWORDS: babylonbee; truthinsatire
Senate Values save the day!
1 posted on 05/21/2025 10:54:01 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot

ROFL


2 posted on 05/21/2025 10:57:24 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Navy Patriot

What happened to no tax on Social Security??


3 posted on 05/21/2025 11:03:21 AM PDT by rexthecat
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To: Navy Patriot

Curse you, Babylon Bee! You got my hopes up for half a second!


4 posted on 05/21/2025 11:05:03 AM PDT by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: rexthecat
What happened to no tax on Social Security??

Democrats have changed Social Security to Social Insecurity.

5 posted on 05/21/2025 11:11:54 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (President Trump Decisively Won Popular & E.C., Celebrate Recivilization!)
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To: Navy Patriot

THE BEE

SORTA LIKE “DA BEARS”


6 posted on 05/21/2025 11:12:01 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: Navy Patriot

Free bribes!

Time to engage in more international business again!


7 posted on 05/21/2025 11:12:56 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
...similarly unanimous support was growing to legalize Trump's mass deportations of illegals after lawmakers learned that getting rid of the bodies of dead mistresses could count as deportations.

8 posted on 05/21/2025 11:17:17 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Navy Patriot

Well, it’s pretty realistic for satire.

Considering what democrats are capable of, the most absurd things are not out of the question.


9 posted on 05/21/2025 11:21:19 AM PDT by metmom ( He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.")
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To: Navy Patriot

I thought this was a nice added touch ...
“we saw no other option than to full-throatedly champion this bill and see it through to the finish line.”

Wow. Who are these people that write this stuff? Considerable talent. I would love to see these peoples’ take on a SNL type program.


10 posted on 05/21/2025 11:22:30 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: Navy Patriot

Democrats hit hardest


11 posted on 05/21/2025 11:38:28 AM PDT by Vaduz
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