[HN Gopher] "No Tax on Tips" Is an Industry Plant
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       "No Tax on Tips" Is an Industry Plant
        
       Author : littlexsparkee
       Score  : 11 points
       Date   : 2025-07-31 21:47 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | bigyabai wrote:
       | It's also a joke, because anyone who's worked a service job knows
       | there is no tax on cash tips (wink!)
        
         | garciasn wrote:
         | I have an honest question: what's the cash vs card tip ratio?
         | 99.999% of the time I am not carrying cash and I don't see many
         | (any?) people paying with cash ANYWHERE in the last 10+ years.
        
         | WorkerBee28474 wrote:
         | Sounds like those Americans aren't paying their fair share.
        
       | littlexsparkee wrote:
       | Some interesting points: ~40% of tipped workers don't make enough
       | to get taxed anyway, no tax on tips would actually advantage
       | better paid workers like casino dealers who don't need the help.
       | NToT is described as a campaign to distract from minimum wage
       | increase initiatives.
        
       | analog31 wrote:
       | How about the tips that I get as a musician?
        
         | cammikebrown wrote:
         | Do you report them?
        
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