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Is 'No tax on tips' a distraction from the fight to end sub-minimum wages?
Trump and Harris have vowed to ban taxes on tips. Critics say it’s not a solution for service workers’ unlivable wages
Four in 10 Americans oppose the suggested tips that have been popping up on payment screens everywhere from coffee shops and dry cleaners to self-service machines in airports. Her plan would also exempt the payroll tax, which funds social security and Medicare, and tie the no-tax-on-tips policy to an increase to the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers. Bernie Sanders and 29 other US Democratic senators have sponsored legislation to phase out the sub-minimum wage, while Republicans have historically opposed similar efforts.
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