Trump Says He’ll Eliminate Taxes on Tips if Elected
Summary from the AllSides News Team
In Las Vegas on Sunday at his first rally since his felony conviction, Former President Donald Trump told voters he would end the taxation of gratuities for workers who make tips.
The Details: The rally took place in weather conditions several outlets have described as “sweltering” and saw an attendance that “vastly exceeded the reported 6,000 tickets issued,” according to The New York Post (Lean Right bias).
For Context: Nevada is a battleground state where over 25% of private sector workers are employed in the hospitality industry, according to the state’s figures. Trump lost the state to Democrats in both 2016 and 2020.
Key Quotes: Trump said, “Hotel workers and people that get tips, you’re going to be very happy because when I get to office, we are going to not charge taxes on tips. We’re going to do that right away.” Nevada Culinary Workers Union secretary-treasurer Ted Pappageorge said, ″Relief is definitely needed for tip earners, but Nevada workers are smart enough to know the difference between real solutions and wild campaign promises from a convicted felon.”
How The Media Covered It: The New York Post featured comments from supporters who attended the rally. The Washington Post (Lean Left bias) noted that “in 2018, the latest year for which complete IRS data is available,” the average tipped worker reported $6,249 in taxed tips. CNBC (Center bias) claimed voters “remember the Trump-era economy through rose-colored lenses” and cited figures from FactCheck.org (Lean Left bias) which it described as “nonpartisan.”
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From the Right
Trump tells hospitality workers to bet on tip tax break at first post-conviction rally in VegasDonald Trump promised a massive break to hospitality workers at his first post-conviction rally in Nevada on Sunday — vowing to nix taxes on employee tips if re-elected.
“When I get to office, we are going to not charge taxes on tips, on people making tips,” the Republican former president and 2024 presidential candidate, 77, claimed to the crowd in sweltering Sunset Park, where temps topped 100 degrees.
The declaration drew a roar from the gathering, which vastly exceeded the reported 6,000 tickets issued
From the Center
Trump says he will eliminate taxes on workers’ tips in a play for Nevada votersFormer President Donald Trump said he would eliminate taxes on tipped income if he wins a second White House term, an effort to appeal to voters in the battleground state of Nevada, where he held his first rally Sunday since the historic conviction in a New York hush money trial.
“Hotel workers and people that get tips, you’re going to be very happy because when I get to office, we are going to not charge taxes on tips,” Trump said at the Las Vegas rally. “We’re going to do that right away, first thing in office.”
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From the Left
In Nevada, Trump proposes ending taxation of tipsCampaigning in a state powered by the service industry, Donald Trump said Sunday that his administration would eliminate taxes on tipped income as a “first thing” if he is reelected.
“For those hotel workers and people that get tips, you’re going to be very happy. Because when I get to office, we are going to not charge taxes on tips,” Trump said during a rally in Las Vegas.
Any change to the taxation of tipped income would require an act of Congress. When asked for more detail on the policy change, a...
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