Vice President Kamala Harris’ “no tax on tips” pitch that she unrolled in Las Vegas one month after former President Donald Trump made the same proposal “blindsided” Democrats, some of whom had called Trump’s idea “bogus” and an “election-year ploy,” The Hill reported on Wednesday.
Harris told her supporters last weekend, “It is my promise to everyone here, 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.” Trump proposed ending taxes on tips for service workers at his Las Vegas rally on June 9.
After Trump made the proposal, Democrats such as Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senate Finance Committee member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)…
