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A national ban on taxing tips would disproportionately benefit, for example, a South Carolina server who earns a reduced minimum wage and makes a large portion
by tredre3 2y ago
A national ban on taxing tips would disproportionately benefit, for example, a South Carolina server who earns a reduced minimum wage and makes a large portion of their income through tips. While a server in California, where tips make up a smaller portion of their income, would benefit less.
Bartenders in California still make on average $200 per shift in tips. That's likely 50%+ of their income that won't be taxable anymore?
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> Bartenders in California still make on average $200 per shift in tips And California is one of the few states without a separate tipped minimum wage [1]. [1] https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/labor/wage-hour/tips/ https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/labor/wage-hour/tips/
- ryandrake 2y agoThis is classic class division: "You shouldn't want to get X because your neighbor is getting X+1."
- frakkingcylons 2y agoIt's not. Why should the back of the house pay more on taxes just because they don't get tips?
- ryandrake 2y agoThe back of the house is not suddenly paying more. The front of the house would just be paying less.
- tadfisher 2y agoThe argument worked against student loan forgiveness.