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BumRushDaShow

(146,207 posts) Sun Jan 26, 2025, 04:54 AM Sunday

Trump visits Las Vegas casino to promote his plan to not tax tips

Source: VOA/Reuters

January 25, 2025 6:10 PM

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — President Donald Trump capped a frenzied first week back in office with a stop in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday to talk about cutting taxes on tips, a 2024 campaign promise he made in the gambling and hospitality hub.

Trump took the stage before cheering supporters at the Circa Resort and Casino in front of a large banner reading "No Tax on Tips" and said economic confidence was soaring in the United States. "America's decline is over," he said at the start of his remarks, echoing themes from his inauguration remarks earlier in the week.

Since taking office Monday, the new Republican president reversed a myriad of policies put in place by Democratic predecessor Joe Biden and moved to fulfill his vow of remaking and shrinking the federal bureaucracy. In visits Friday to disaster areas in North Carolina and California, Trump pledged federal aid to help those states recover from hurricane and wildfires after floating an idea to shutter the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

In Las Vegas, Trump's event was designed to highlight a less controversial pledge to end taxation of income from tips and overtime, a proposal he first made in June as he courted service workers in the presidential swing state of Nevada. The tip-heavy hospitality industry comprises more than a fifth of jobs.

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Trump visits Las Vegas casino to promote his plan to not tax tips (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Sunday OP

Remember this Beachnutt Sunday #1

And it's not like HE ever left ANYONE a tip in his life! He's a legendary cheapskate in NY. mpcamb Tuesday #21

He's a horrible self-focused person, trying to get the public to believe in him and follow him: hitler. C Moon Sunday #2

If gratuities are tips... See Snyder v United States jxla Sunday #3

bingo tthe coupla bucks i leave on the bar are of no interest to trump rampartd Sunday #5

Of course he does because people rarely leave tips on the table anymore Bengus81 Sunday #4

We're fucked. twodogsbarking Sunday #6

Slimy fuck will travel the country holding rallies pfitz59 Sunday #7

A good way to gut their future social security pay out. Old Crank Sunday #8

Trump had a rally to distract for the drubbing Newsom gave hi at the airport. True Blue American Sunday #9

I didn't see that video JoseBalow Sunday #10

Link! Link! Link! colorado_ufo Sunday #11

Link. True Blue American Sunday #15

TU!!! colorado_ufo Tuesday #19

Thank you!!! colorado_ufo Tuesday #20

You unionize. The Grand Illuminist Sunday #13

This will end the base rate The Grand Illuminist Sunday #12

How soon until Dump turns around and demand tips are taxable or must be taxed? sakabatou Sunday #14

Or decides to push again on tips being turned over to bosses/owners peggysue2 Sunday #16

Trump STUNT Gets SHUT DOWN by Newsom ON TARMAC ForPeace Sunday #17

America's decline lonely bird Sunday #18

Beachnutt

(8,297 posts)

1. Remember this

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 05:14 AM

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Oct 7, 2024 · Donald Trump has pledged to end taxes on everything from tips to Social Security and overtime pay if he's elected to the White House again.

Let's see what kind of scam he'll try to pull off to make this happen, if at all.

mpcamb

(2,999 posts)

21. And it's not like HE ever left ANYONE a tip in his life! He's a legendary cheapskate in NY.

Reply to Beachnutt (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 28, 2025, 01:19 PM

Tuesday

C Moon

(12,664 posts)

2. He's a horrible self-focused person, trying to get the public to believe in him and follow him: hitler.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 05:39 AM

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jxla

(237 posts)

3. If gratuities are tips... See Snyder v United States

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 06:36 AM

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snyder_v._United_States
Snyder v. United States, 603 U.S. 1 (2024), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held 18 U.S.C. § 666 prohibits bribes to state and local officials but does not make it a crime for those officials to accept gratuities for their past acts.

rampartd

(1,307 posts)

5. bingo tthe coupla bucks i leave on the bar are of no interest to trump

Reply to jxla (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 08:20 AM

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he does not want to pay taxes on the millons in "gratuities" that he is now allowed to collect legally .

https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/06/supreme-court-limits-scope-of-anti-bribery-law/

Bengus81

(7,712 posts)

4. Of course he does because people rarely leave tips on the table anymore

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 07:46 AM

Sunday

They just add it to the bill when paying electronically. How many of those kinds of tips will actually make to workers? Money that never gets paid to workers becomes tax free money to businesses,franchise owners etc.

Another factor of it is to keep wages at rock bottom for those workers. Why they don't need raises,they make a fortune on tax free tips.

Yeah right..........

twodogsbarking

(12,428 posts)

6. We're fucked.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 08:36 AM

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pfitz59

(11,204 posts)

7. Slimy fuck will travel the country holding rallies

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 08:39 AM

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at taxpayer expense. Hmmmm. What leader held perpetual rallies to fire up the populace? In Nuremburg?

Old Crank

(5,151 posts)

8. A good way to gut their future social security pay out.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 09:15 AM

Sunday

When they are taxed on tips it counts as income for SSAN. Most of these workers, all, don't have any other pension offering through work and don't earn enough to start their own.

True Blue American

(18,326 posts)

9. Trump had a rally to distract for the drubbing Newsom gave hi at the airport.

Reply to Old Crank (Reply #8)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 01:11 PM

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That video willl live forever.. Trump mumbling, agreeing with Gavin desperately trying to break the handshake, Pat on the back, thumping finger on his chest.

I have never seen such a classic example of the Harhar, har, good ole boy treatment of the neighborhood bully in my life. Standing straight as a board, half a head taller and ignore me at your own peril, buddy was a sight to see. Trump finally broke loose, but there was no crowd to do to. Top ot off he kissed Melania who seemed just fine wirh it.