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August 20, 2024, 10:06:55 PM
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Quite spot on, I think. Most of people even forget the most powerful donors for the campaigns of both the Republican party and the Democrat party are part of that small percentage of people who are filthy rich and would never want to have their taxes increased to a whooping 45 percent, assuming we are talking online on capital gain taxes, that is. In the end, tone of the slogans and talking points of the Jode Biden administration has been to make the rich to pay their fair percentage in taxes, but that is pretty much relative and depends whom one asks.
It seems people in the country are not even realizing that the debt ceiling cannot be infinitely raised at the will and whim of the people forever and the nation will have to find it's way to pay their debt, politicians in Washington are playing with the future and destiny of the coming generations by not taking care of the problem and address the deficit in a more serious mature way, in my opinion.  Roll Eyes
Yes it is true that rich people have too much influence on politics and they mostly put their own interests first. Biden administration says they want rich to pay their fair share of taxes but it is complicated issue with different opinions. What is more worrying is that  country debt is growing fast and politicians are not doing enough to fix it. Just raising debt limit over and over is not a solution and is unfair to future generations. Leaders need to take this problem seriously and find a real solution instead of just delaying it.
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August 20, 2024, 07:48:47 PM
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Quite spot on, I think. Most of people even forget the most powerful donors for the campaigns of both the Republican party and the Democrat party are part of that small percentage of people who are filthy rich and would never want to have their taxes increased to a whooping 45 percent, assuming we are talking online on capital gain taxes, that is. In the end, tone of the slogans and talking points of the Jode Biden administration has been to make the rich to pay their fair percentage in taxes, but that is pretty much relative and depends whom one asks.
It seems people in the country are not even realizing that the debt ceiling cannot be infinitely raised at the will and whim of the people forever and the nation will have to find it's way to pay their debt, politicians in Washington are playing with the future and destiny of the coming generations by not taking care of the problem and address the deficit in a more serious mature way, in my opinion.  Roll Eyes
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August 20, 2024, 05:43:40 PM
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I don't think, she will fulfill this taxation promise because Joe Biden who was the president did not make such promise during his tenure because he understood that every government use taxes to develop their country or Harris have other way she can help U.S to fight this inflation. If you look at her promise during some campaign rally, you will know that she will not going to make any difference with Joe Biden tenure because she is doing all those things to get population of voters which it will be very hard for her to beat Donald trump in this election.

She was the vice president to Joe Biden, what did she do to let people know that she have the experience to run the race of presidency, but there is no such evidence for some years she spend with Joe Biden as vice president.
Neither party's promises on taxes can be trusted, as they’ve all had the opportunity to prevent these taxes in the past but did nothing. Campaign promises are often unreliable, focusing on what will resonate with voters rather than true intentions. The key difference is that if Trump is re-elected, it will be his last term, giving him the freedom to act more aggressively without concern for re-election.
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August 20, 2024, 05:20:01 PM
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^^^ But then the Trump followers see something like this, and they start to wonder why a State Election Board would be pulling out all stops to assure and insure honesty - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.64447173.


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August 20, 2024, 04:05:16 PM
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Now she’s saying she wants a 45% Capital Gains Tax. That is insane. Punishing the people who invest in this nation is ridiculous. She really wants to take everyone’s money and give it away to illegal immigrants. Her policies amount to treason in my opinion. There’s no way there are enough morons in this country to get her elected, even with all the imported illegal votes. They’re going to have to cheat again at the polls (beyond the imported illegals).

It's only for those making more than $400k per year, which is almost nobody, so this is just good politics.

That said, there's zero chance that this tax would ever pass Congress no matter how it looks. No US politician is going to raise taxes by a lot or reduce spending at all... until this no longer is viable. But that's still going to be a long time--and we could even grow our way out of this mess if we're lucky.


(I think it's a sign that Trump is losing when his followers start talking about "stolen election" nonsense).





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August 20, 2024, 03:55:23 PM
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Now she’s saying she wants a 45% Capital Gains Tax. That is insane. Punishing the people who invest in this nation is ridiculous. She really wants to take everyone’s money and give it away to illegal immigrants. Her policies amount to treason in my opinion. There’s no way there are enough morons in this country to get her elected, even with all the imported illegal votes. They’re going to have to cheat again at the polls (beyond the imported illegals).
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August 19, 2024, 02:12:33 PM
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Just like that, taxes on tips gone. Even if Kamala wins (never underestimate how stupid groups of people can be) we all owe Trump for this development. Also, I would like to announce that as of 2025 I will no longer sell anything but am willing to reward people with items for tips. I think it may be also nearing time to relocate my Nasty project back into the United States.

Do you live in the USA? In which state?

I’ve been living on Mars for quite some time now. Latency is a pain but no problem keeping miners cool.

There aren't any taxes on Martian tips. In fact, there aren't any taxes there at all! Trump's already been there. Grin

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August 19, 2024, 01:36:56 PM
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Just like that, taxes on tips gone. Even if Kamala wins (never underestimate how stupid groups of people can be) we all owe Trump for this development. Also, I would like to announce that as of 2025 I will no longer sell anything but am willing to reward people with items for tips. I think it may be also nearing time to relocate my Nasty project back into the United States.

Do you live in the USA? In which state?

I’ve been living on Mars for quite some time now. Latency is a pain but no problem keeping miners cool.
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August 19, 2024, 08:53:44 AM
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Harris is also apparently going to make America great again if she is elected. She is even selling blue MAGA hats on her website.

That is quite ironic and also it does not make sense at all to me, to be honest. When people talk about making their country great again, they are referencing a point in the past in which their republic was better in shape,.both economically and socially.
So if there was the case Kamala Harries started to go with such an inconsistent talking point, it would be in detriment of herself, as she is still in a position of power, in a position in which she could try to improve the quality of life of their voters and yet she would be only talking about the future (in the case she is elected president of the country).

I call it a rumor, she has better ways to appeal her possible voter than repeating what her rival says..
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August 19, 2024, 07:57:58 AM
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Harris is also apparently going to make America great again if she is elected. She is even selling blue MAGA hats on her website.
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August 19, 2024, 06:05:45 AM
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When elected, Trump will eliminate Federal income taxes. This includes taxes on tips. People will consider moving to States without income taxes, like Texas.

How do you even believe this? I was still questioning how tips will be differentiated from main income in all cases because, in some businesses, they're paid together. Even if it was possible, I see many ways this can be exploited and here you are talking about eliminating federal income taxes completely. 
I have never heard Trump say this, but assuming he actually did say it, how do you believe that? How will he be allowed to do that?
Reducing the taxes is one thing, but eliminating it entirely is a whole different thing that will never happen in the United States.
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August 19, 2024, 04:16:40 AM
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Biden has prepared too many Democrat audiences, not surprised that Trump is losing.
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August 18, 2024, 08:24:41 PM
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August 17, 2024, 10:00:53 AM
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I DID NOT WRITE THAT. Please edit Smiley.

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As we all know politicians are equally bad, none of them are trustworthy and worthy of us putting all our trust in them.


Harris is not a convicted criminal like Trump. Harris is not going into the crypto business herself like Trump is. Harris does not have a life-long reputation of self-dealing and criminality.

Harris is a typical politician and probably makes a lot of political promises that are BS like any politician does. But there is absolutely no comparison to Trump.

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Inflation has peaked, instability in the world during Biden's time in office, which makes me believe that if Harris is elected, those things will certainly not disappear soon but will even get worse. Not to mention, the cryptocurrency industry will continue to be suppressed and attacked by the SEC if the Democrats continue to take over the White House. So we need another solution, another policy to prevent those bad things from continuing.

1. Inflation was high when Biden came into office because of the economic disruption based on the pandemic.

2. Biden passed the "Inflation Reduction Act", which... reduced inflation to where it is now, which down to normal levels nobody cares about.

Things got better not worse under Biden.

Bitcoin went up 500% under Biden. There's every reason to believe the market will keep doing the same thing under Harris.

Trump, on the other hand, is promising to deport 5% of the US workforce, which will severely disrupt the US economy. Trump is promising to outlaw abortion, which will require the biggest police state in the US since the Prohibition, which will almost certainly involve a crackdown on things like crypto.

Trump promises massive and unpredictable change. Harris promises more of the same conditions that have produced excellent gains for Bitcoin holders.



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August 17, 2024, 07:54:26 AM
#25
She can't fool us.


If you think Trump is a liar and he won't keep any of his promises if elected. How can you ensure that Harris will keep her promise if elected? Isn't she a politician? As we all know politicians are equally bad, none of them are trustworthy and worthy of us putting all our trust in them.

Inflation has peaked, instability in the world during Biden's time in office, which makes me believe that if Harris is elected, those things will certainly not disappear soon but will even get worse. Not to mention, the cryptocurrency industry will continue to be suppressed and attacked by the SEC if the Democrats continue to take over the White House. So we need another solution, another policy to prevent those bad things from continuing.
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August 16, 2024, 02:13:54 PM
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I keep seeing promises by Harris to try & snare votes. She is part of the current administration, if she cares so much about her citizens as she professes then why didn’t she lobby for Biden to action these promises already. The reason is she’s a grifter, I’m not buying any of this Democrat nonsense. Make America Great Again - Trump 2024.

Because her party does not control Congress, and the vice-president does not "lobby the president".

If you lived in the USA you'd probably know all of this. Maybe stick to your own country's politics.

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August 16, 2024, 01:59:50 PM
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I keep seeing promises by Harris to try & snare votes. She is part of the current administration, if she cares so much about her citizens as she professes then why didn’t she lobby for Biden to action these promises already. The reason is she’s a grifter, I’m not buying any of this Democrat nonsense. Make America Great Again - Trump 2024.
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August 14, 2024, 04:21:03 AM
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Just like that, taxes on tips gone. Even if Kamala wins (never underestimate how stupid groups of people can be) we all owe Trump for this development. Also, I would like to announce that as of 2025 I will no longer sell anything but am willing to reward people with items for tips. I think it may be also nearing time to relocate my Nasty project back into the United States.

Do you live in the USA? In which state?
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August 13, 2024, 01:48:30 PM
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Isn't she vice President now? Why don't she do it now instead of making promises?

Weird.

She is talking like she is a member of the opposition party.

Just like that I can tell you that she is lying.

Here in the USA, Congress makes the laws. We don't have an absolute dictatorship where the president gets to make whatever laws he wants.

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August 13, 2024, 01:11:34 PM
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Isn't she vice President now? Why don't she do it now instead of making promises?

Weird.

She is talking like she is a member of the opposition party.

Just like that I can tell you that she is lying.
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August 13, 2024, 01:09:14 PM
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If they would eliminate taxes on tips, people would tip LESS.


You... check the tax tables before you tip somebody? Sounds pretty complicated to me.

Personally, I just... tip.


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August 13, 2024, 01:00:11 PM
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If they would eliminate taxes on tips, people would tip LESS.

The whole tip situation is an abomination anyway.
The minimal wage (in US) is $7.25/hr, but, somehow, restaurant (tipped) workers could be LEGALLY paid just $2.19/hr!

In other countries, waiters are being paid a "normal" wage, so they don't need tips or gladly accept small tips.
Now, tips had "crawled' their way into places where tipping was not typical for, historically.
I am being asked for a tip at the register at the bakery, lol.

Crazy!
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August 13, 2024, 11:35:05 AM
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I must admit, lots of Harris’s promises are a bit hollow. She’s the Vice President, why couldn’t she force some of these promises through whilst she has been a part of the current administration? She doesn’t care about you, typical Democrat, do whatever you can to hold onto power once you get it. Get them out of The Whitehouse.
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August 13, 2024, 11:08:50 AM
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Either way the tower is falling... Is the square ready?
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August 12, 2024, 05:15:53 PM
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She was the vice president to Joe Biden, what did she do to let people know that she have the experience to run the race of presidency, but there is no such evidence for some years she spend with Joe Biden as vice president.
Neither supporting or against her campaign promise of removing taxes on tips but  as vice president I don't think there was anything she could do without the consent of the president elect to whom she was just a flag bearer to then. The politics is that as vice president you should only be seen but not heard which makes it that even if she had nurse such idea all the years as Biden's VP nothing she can do about it if Biden doesn't buy into it. I think she's taking the opportunity of her now been in the front burner as the presidential candidate not as VP to make her intent known now.

Nonetheless, with the inflation condition on the USA economy I wonder how she plans to do that now the government need this taxes like never before to clean up certain deficits. As a spectator I wait earnestly to see what plans she has peradventure she wins the election against her major rival D. Trump.
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August 12, 2024, 02:46:05 PM
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Just like that, taxes on tips gone. Even if Kamala wins (never underestimate how stupid groups of people can be) we all owe Trump for this development. Also, I would like to announce that as of 2025 I will no longer sell anything but am willing to reward people with items for tips. I think it may be also nearing time to relocate my Nasty project back into the United States.
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August 12, 2024, 02:42:23 PM
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When elected, Trump will eliminate Federal income taxes. This includes taxes on tips. People will consider moving to States without income taxes, like Texas.

The thing that Texas appears to have done when they named their State, is to switch the 'e' and the 'a' in taxes. Cheesy

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Lol. I mistakenly read "taxes" in OP as "Texas" and I didn't make any meaning from it. Like why will Harris eliminate Texas? Not untill I read the second time. Grin
I was reading that Trump is a pro bitcoin, I had a chuckle. Now, Harris is being campaigned as a pro bitcoin, lol. Elections will come and go and we all will remain here.

That's actually something Biden would say Cheesy

I don't think, she will fulfill this taxation promise because Joe Biden who was the president did not make such promise during his tenure because he understood that every government use taxes to develop their country or Harris have other way she can help U.S to fight this inflation. If you look at her promise during some campaign rally, you will know that she will not going to make any difference with Joe Biden tenure because she is doing all those things to get population of voters which it will be very hard for her to beat Donald trump in this election.

She was the vice president to Joe Biden, what did she do to let people know that she have the experience to run the race of presidency, but there is no such evidence for some years she spend with Joe Biden as vice president.

She's lying about that. What did she do to eliminate taxes in her whole political career? Nothing!
Of course Trump is also lying. I don't believe any of them when it comes to things like bitcoin adoption or taxation.
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August 12, 2024, 01:26:37 PM
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Isn't she currently serving?
Can't she pursue this now?


The Congress is not under the control of Harris's party, but rather is half-controlled by Trump's. That means her party and Biden could not pass anything, especially something that made her look better to voters.

Do you now mean that all of Kamala Harris' promises will depend on Congress?


Not all of them. The president can do a lot by themselves in terms of policy.

And Trump can and will do... whatever he wants to do without Congress passing a law.

For instance, Trump can make the abortion pill illegal nationwide in his first day in office by simply failing to defend against the ridiculous lawsuits Republicans have filed against it. He would literally have to do exactly nothing.

And many states are passing laws--that are against the Constitution--to keep women who want abortions trapped inside of their borders so they can't go to a free state or leave the country to have one. The President would be the one in charge of stopping states from doing that, and Trump obviously would not do any such thing, essentially making these state laws perfectly legal and enforceable.


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The truth is that eliminating taxes on tips is not on the agenda of the current government.


I'm usually pretty skeptical about this kind of stuff, but I actually think this proposal has a good chance of making it. Like I said, it targets the kinds of voters that typically vote Democrat.

And traditional conservatives hate this idea, for the reasons I mentioned above.

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August 12, 2024, 01:18:25 PM
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When elected, Trump will eliminate Federal income taxes. This includes taxes on tips. People will consider moving to States without income taxes, like Texas.

The thing that Texas appears to have done when they named their State, is to switch the 'e' and the 'a' in taxes. Cheesy

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Some workers, such as restaurant employees, prefer an increase in wages to the elimination of tax on tips. But in my country, service workers are not taxed on the gifts or tips they receive. You are only taxed on your formal income.


Isn't she currently serving?
Can't she pursue this now?


The Congress is not under the control of Harris's party, but rather is half-controlled by Trump's. That means her party and Biden could not pass anything, especially something that made her look better to voters.

Do you now mean that all of Kamala Harris' promises will depend on Congress? So, if Democrats fail to get the majority in the legislative arm, her campaign promises will not see the light of day. The truth is that eliminating taxes on tips is not on the agenda of the current government. They would have easily lobbied some Republicans who could support the bill in Congress. Harris got this idea from Trump and that's not wrong. She is free to learn from anybody as long as it will be for the benefit of the people. After all Trump cannot claim ownership of all the ideas he has been brandishing in his campaign. He has even been accused of using people's intellectual property (songs) without permission.
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August 12, 2024, 11:35:28 AM
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When elected, Trump will eliminate Federal income taxes. This includes taxes on tips. People will consider moving to States without income taxes, like Texas.

The thing that Texas appears to have done when they named their State, is to switch the 'e' and the 'a' in taxes. Cheesy

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Lol. I mistakenly read "taxes" in OP as "Texas" and I didn't make any meaning from it. Like why will Harris eliminate Texas? Not untill I read the second time. Grin
I was reading that Trump is a pro bitcoin, I had a chuckle. Now, Harris is being campaigned as a pro bitcoin, lol. Elections will come and go and we all will remain here.
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August 12, 2024, 11:31:14 AM
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I don't think, she will fulfill this taxation promise because Joe Biden who was the president did not make such promise during his tenure because he understood that every government use taxes to develop their country or Harris have other way she can help U.S to fight this inflation. If you look at her promise during some campaign rally, you will know that she will not going to make any difference with Joe Biden tenure because she is doing all those things to get population of voters which it will be very hard for her to beat Donald trump in this election.

She was the vice president to Joe Biden, what did she do to let people know that she have the experience to run the race of presidency, but there is no such evidence for some years she spend with Joe Biden as vice president.

Oh I don't know. This is a relatively new idea and Democrats don't have a majority in Congress right now so they cannot pass anything (Trump even blocks things that Republicans agree on because he wanted to prevent Biden from doing anything that would make him look better to voters).

This is a popular idea, and it targets a key constituency of the Democrats, so I can very much see this getting passed if Harris wins and has a majority in Congress.

Republicans, meanwhile, favor only tax cuts for rich people, and have in the past moved to increase taxes on lower-waged workers because they say low/no taxes for those workers disconnects them from the true price of government and they will tend not to care about increased spending (which is a decent argument, as far as I am concerned).

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August 12, 2024, 10:53:17 AM
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I don't think, she will fulfill this taxation promise because Joe Biden who was the president did not make such promise during his tenure because he understood that every government use taxes to develop their country or Harris have other way she can help U.S to fight this inflation. If you look at her promise during some campaign rally, you will know that she will not going to make any difference with Joe Biden tenure because she is doing all those things to get population of voters which it will be very hard for her to beat Donald trump in this election.

She was the vice president to Joe Biden, what did she do to let people know that she have the experience to run the race of presidency, but there is no such evidence for some years she spend with Joe Biden as vice president.
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August 12, 2024, 10:16:48 AM
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Isn't she currently serving?
Can't she pursue this now?


The Congress is not under the control of Harris's party, but rather is half-controlled by Trump's. That means her party and Biden could not pass anything, especially something that made her look better to voters.


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Is this the first policy point we've seen from her?


No. Unlike the Republicans, who are very thin on policy and make the election mostly about Trump's personality, Harris has a very detailed policy agenda which she talks about constantly. The biggest and most popular of these is keeping abortion legal in the US.









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August 12, 2024, 09:33:57 AM
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Isn't she currently serving?

Can't she pursue this now?

Is this the first policy point we've seen from her?

Isn't it funny she's copying Trump?
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August 12, 2024, 09:31:28 AM
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To me it would be a good step in the right direction of Kamala Harris decided to completely eliminate taxes on tips for service workers, like those who work in restaurants and other retailer establishments. I have not worked in such kind of jobs, by the way, but I have read tipping is a very important part of the economical stability of those who work in such industries, liberating those workers from having to give part of their tips to the government will be well received by those workers. Though, I am not sure how much this whole measures could negative impact the United States deficit in the long term, each penny which does not enter into the government's trunks had come some from lenders from the outside of the USA.  
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August 11, 2024, 03:01:24 PM
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When elected, Trump will eliminate Federal income taxes. This includes taxes on tips. People will consider moving to States without income taxes, like Texas.


Trump himself isn't even lying that lie, which is saying something.


Certainly we will have to wait and see. But, he promised it, and he hasn't taken it back, has he?

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August 11, 2024, 02:53:26 PM
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When elected, Trump will eliminate Federal income taxes. This includes taxes on tips. People will consider moving to States without income taxes, like Texas.


Trump himself isn't even lying that lie, which is saying something.


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August 11, 2024, 02:15:57 PM
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When elected, Trump will eliminate Federal income taxes. This includes taxes on tips. People will consider moving to States without income taxes, like Texas.

The thing that Texas appears to have done when they named their State, is to switch the 'e' and the 'a' in taxes. Cheesy

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August 11, 2024, 11:02:37 AM
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If Kamala Harris is elected, we could very well see the end of the taxation on service tips in the USA:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-supports-eliminating-federal-taxes-tips-rcna166124

This is really good for Bitcoin and digital currencies generally since it gets the IRS out of the picture when dealing with small transfers of tips. I've always wanted to be able to tip people with digital cash (e.g. without an exchange of personal info like with a credit card), but taxation rules get in the way--and gives governments a reason to regulate digital currency transactions even when they are small, e.g. ten dollars.

This is a really good thing for the US generally and for the Bitcoin (and broader digital currency) community.

Also, communism. This clearly shows that Harris is communist, since Karl Marx wrote extensively about tax reductions for service workers in the Communist Manifesto. She can't fool us. Reducing taxes is the new way the communists are going to attack us. Republicans need to respond by raising taxes so they can show that they aren't communists like the Democratic communists.

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