{"id":2322554,"date":"2024-08-10T23:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T03:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-promises-to-end-taxes-on-tips-for-restaurant-workers-echoing-trump-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-10T23:12:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T03:12:40","slug":"harris-promises-to-end-taxes-on-tips-for-restaurant-workers-echoing-trump-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-promises-to-end-taxes-on-tips-for-restaurant-workers-echoing-trump-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris promises to end taxes on tips for restaurant workers, echoing Trump &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-promises-to-end-taxes-on-tips-for-restaurant-workers-echoing-trump-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2322554&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent\u200d rally in Las Vegas, Vice President Kamala\u2064 Harris promised to eliminate taxes on tips for restaurant workers, echoing a similar commitment made by former President Donald Trump just two months prior. Harris emphasized her \u2063dedication to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-senator-shorts-us-economy-after-praising-bidens-handling-of-it\/\" title=\"Democratic senator praises Biden&#039;s handling of US economy, but undermines it.\">supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-sanders-dems-have-votes-to-pass-partisan-covid-19-relief\/\" title=\"Sen. Sanders: Dems have votes to pass partisan COVID-19 relief\">working families<\/a><\/a>\u200c in America, including\u200c raising \u2063the minimum wage and removing taxes on tips for\u200b service and hospitality \u2063workers. This pledge was met with enthusiasm from \u2064the audience at the rally, hosted at \u2063the Thomas &#038; Mack Center. <\/p>\n<p>In response, Trump criticized Harris on social media, accusing her of copying his policy for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">political gain<\/a> and\u200c questioning her sincerity. He\u2063 claimed that Harris lacks original ideas, particularly as\u200c her \u200bapproval ratings appear to be declining. At the rally, Harris and her running mate, Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, recognized the\u200c Culinary Workers Union, which recently endorsed their campaign. The union&#8217;s Secretary-Treasurer praised Harris for her ongoing support of union and hospitality workers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris promises to end taxes on tips for restaurant workers, echoing Trump<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1727183\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> pledged to end taxes on tips for service industry employees, a campaign promise former President Donald Trump also made two months earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Harris made the commitment Saturday night at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3117637\/watch-live-harris-holds-rally-in-las-vegas-with-tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rally<\/a> in Las Vegas, the same city in which Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3033774\/trump-promises-to-end-taxes-on-tip-wages-at-las-vegas-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>introduced<\/a> the idea to the 2024 presidential campaign at his own rally on June 9.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is my promise to everyone here, when I am president, we will continue our fight for working families of America,&rdquo; Harris said, &ldquo;including to raise the minimum wage and eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The remark drew cheers from the audience at the Thomas &amp; Mack Center in Nevada&rsquo;s most populous city, but Trump did not receive it as well. He claimed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112940937623275423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a> on Truth Social that Harris &ldquo;has no ideas, she can only steal from me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kamala Harris, whose &lsquo;Honeymoon&rsquo; period is ENDING, and is starting to get hammered in the Polls, just copied my NO TAXES ON TIPS Policy,&rdquo; Trump wrote. &ldquo;The difference is, she won&rsquo;t do it, she just wants it for Political Purposes!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Both Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), acknowledged the presence of the Nevada-based Culinary Workers Union, which has 60,000 members, at the rally. The union endorsed the Democratic ticket the day before in a <a href=\"https:\/\/m.culinaryunion226.org\/news\/press\/statement-endorsement-of-kamala-harris-for-president-and-tim-walz-for-vice-president#:~:text=The%20Culinary%20Union%20is%20proud,the%20United%20States%20of%20America.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a> issued by Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kamala has consistently championed our union and hospitality workers,&rdquo; Pappageorge said. &ldquo;She stood by us as we negotiated and won the best union contract ever, and we trust her to continue the progress of the Biden\/Harris administration by delivering real results that will prioritize and protect working families.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nevada is one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/presidential-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>six<\/a> &ldquo;toss-up&rdquo; states in the 2024 cycle, according to the nonpartisan <em>Cook Political Report<\/em>. While its six Electoral College votes make it the least valuable of that group, it is a state Harris and Walz are looking to keep in Democratic hands, as it has been since 2008.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a five-way race, the most recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/nevada\/trump-vs-harris-vs-kennedy-vs-west-vs-stein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> shows Harris and Trump tied in Nevada at 43%. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drew 7%, followed by Jill Stein of the Green Party at 1% and independent Cornel West at 0%.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The path to victory runs through Nevada, and the Culinary Union will deliver Nevada for President Kamala Harris and Vice-President Tim Walz,&rdquo; Pappageorge said.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1727183\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1727183\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris has vowed to eliminate taxes on tips for restaurant workers, a promise that former President Donald Trump made just two months prior. She announced this commitment during a rally in Las Vegas, the same city where Trump first introduced the idea into his 2024 presidential campaign at his own rally on June 9. &#8220;I promise everyone here that when I become president, we will continue advocating for America&#8217;s working families,&#8221; Harris stated, emphasizing her goals to raise the minimum wage and remove taxes on tips for service and hospitality employees. Her comments were met with enthusiasm from the crowd at the Thomas &amp; Mack Center in Nevada&#8217;s largest city; however, Trump responded unfavorably. He claimed on Truth Social that Harris lacks original ideas and merely copies him. &#8220;Kamala Harris, whose &#8216;Honeymoon&#8217; period is ENDING and who is starting to struggle in polls, just copied my NO TAXES ON TIPS Policy,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;The difference is she won&#8217;t actually implement it; she only wants it for political gain!&#8221; Both Harris and her running mate, Governor Tim Walz (D-MN), recognized the Culinary Workers Union of Nevada\u2014comprising 60,000 members\u2014at the rally. The union had endorsed their ticket a day earlier through Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge&#8217;s statement: &#8220;Kamala has always supported our union and hospitality workers&#8230; We trust her to continue advancing the progress of the Biden\/Harris administration by delivering real results that prioritize working families.&#8221; Nevada is considered one of six key battleground states in the upcoming election cycle according to Cook Political Report. Although its six Electoral College votes are less significant than others in this group, both Harris and Walz aim to maintain its Democratic status since 2008. A recent poll shows them tied with Trump at 43% each in a five-way race; independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received 7%, while Jill Stein from the Green Party garnered 1%, and independent Cornel West received no support. Pappageorge asserted that &#8220;the path to victory runs through Nevada,&#8221; expressing confidence that the Culinary Union would help secure victory for President Kamala Harris and Vice-President Tim Walz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2700,"featured_media":2322555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kamala-Harris-Las-Vegas.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4021,37802,10964,8464,3634],"class_list":["post-2322554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-harris","tag-restaurant-workers","tag-taxes","tag-tips","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kamala-Harris-Las-Vegas.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2700"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}