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I saw that and a few other name suggestions on that issue, but I liked the "Trump Assassination Prevention Act" the best. Don't think it would ever happen, but sure would be entertaining if it did.
Not sure exactly, I think maybe on just GP, abundance of caution and respect for the situation sort of thing. Review, resubmit at a later time. Criminal trump and his republicans have no principles, no respect, and no morals. The only things they have abundance of is lies, projectionism, and anti democratic cult bs.
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The republican gun culture. President Biden's fault of course.
Where could the shooter have possibly gotten the idea that guns solve problems? pic.twitter.com/uIkfz402pb
— Rob 🚀 (@RJSzczerba) July 14, 2024
2) Here's another Greitens ad, in case he didn't make his point the first time. pic.twitter.com/vEDO2ztFWF
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) July 14, 2024
4) This is Senator Rand Paul shooting the tax code. pic.twitter.com/Er4B0YdKP2
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) July 14, 2024
6) Republican Wil Brooke shooting the ACA. Worth noting this was the signature achievement of the first Black president. The dog whistle isn't very subtle. pic.twitter.com/RcsyDTM0eQ
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) July 14, 2024
8) There are many more, with additional Republican videos popping up every election cycle. Again, we wonder why so many deranged souls think the only way to solve a problem is to shoot it.
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) July 14, 2024
10) This is Paul Broun describing his AR-15 as a "Liberty Machine" and announcing a fun AR-15 giveaway. pic.twitter.com/gpzYEYkqf9
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) July 14, 2024
This is Rep. Mike Collins shooting a ballot box. Take that, democracy. pic.twitter.com/SR4kHp89dz
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) July 14, 2024
Are the republicans going to wear their AR pins tomorrow?
After the school shooting in Uvalde, this is what politicians in the House and Senate started wearing to show undying allegiance to the NRA’s lobby money.
— K-12 School Shooting Database (@K12ssdb) July 14, 2024
Today an AR-15 was used in an attempt to assassinate the keynote speaker at the 2024 NRA conference. pic.twitter.com/S3nWXmpFRC
Massive failure with the SS or something more cynical. All the protocols couldn't have been followed. One of few building rooftops around only 450 ft away with a direct line of fire to criminal trump, knowing full well that criminal trump incites violence and mayhem every damn day. "Out of their perimeter", come on now, no drones, no securing obvious threats, something definitely stinks here with bs. Hope President Biden has a more qualified detail.
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I remember when @DonaldJTrumpJr posted this on instagram after Paul Pelosi was attacked, with a hammer in his home.
— M-A.Stay’Legit™️🇨🇦 (@BagdMilkSoWhat) July 14, 2024
Maga All Laughed At The Brutality. pic.twitter.com/p3oU4UTPDr
“I’d like to punch him in the face”
— Change The System 🪷💙 (@ChangeTheSyst14) July 14, 2024
All the times Trump has called for violence at his rallies https://t.co/PKEwCDwpqt
When psychopaths use the acts of other psychopaths as rocket fuel. pic.twitter.com/khPXDzM3MW
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) July 14, 2024
Every Democrat in my feed is condemning political violence.
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) July 14, 2024
Every Republican is trying to make it worse. https://t.co/XQ4atQ7n7h
I’ve reached out to Speaker Johnson’s office about this deranged tweet from a sitting congressman https://t.co/AHXJfNCpJm
— Roger Sollenberger (@SollenbergerRC) July 14, 2024
This is all going in a bad direction. Very bad.
— Jim Stewartson, Counterinsurgent 🇺🇸🇺🇦💙🎈 (@jimstewartson) July 14, 2024
Trump is going to be at the UFC tonight soaking up the hero worship and radicalizing his cult to a fever pitch. Flynn’s cult is using this to push for him as VP.
I’m listening to Ivan Raiklin on a space right now using this… https://t.co/6PzsfOOABi pic.twitter.com/TcU1eXLLD8
It still looks like a plan in effect. Doesn't matter even if someone else gets killed or takes the rap. Criminal trump has no qualms about killing people. He said himself, that he could shoot somebody in plain view and get away with it. He killed 100's of thousands of people without even batting an eye and only does things for himself without an iota concern for anybody else.
Criminal traitor trump is fraud, a fake, and with his group are the greatest danger to the United States that's coming from within.
Before he took the stage in Butler, Trump sent out a fundraising email to supporters.
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) July 13, 2024
“ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE IN ONE HOUR!” Trump wrote. “I could be making a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT that’s sure to strike FEAR into the hearts of our DEEP STATE ENEMIES.”https://t.co/NI5AqwKFT0
Sounds like a bunch of hot air without the rifle part. Watch the differences of body language and actions taken between Kennedy, Regan, and others and criminal trump here.
Criminal trump is a liar, instigator of violence, a total coward, and a fake. This has been choreographed and planned. He needs to be thrown in prison for the crimes against the United States along with all the other republican and maga traitors.
This is very, very convenient for the former president, isn’t it? pic.twitter.com/QDqrRMYkIw
— Jim Stewartson, Counterinsurgent 🇺🇸🇺🇦💙🎈 (@jimstewartson) July 13, 2024
That's what my money is on. Right from Putin's playbook and more than likely faked for political theater. It also this kind of fake drama is in criminal trump's MO.
There is nothing about him but utter bs and lies.
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Looks like he scratched himself in the pic, maybe he got winged. Better luck next time I guess.
Election 2024 live updates: Trump escorted off stage by Secret Service during rally
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https://apnews.com/live/election-biden-trump-campaign-updates-07-13-2024
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surround by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Edited By REBECCA SANTANA, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and PETER ORSI
Updated 4:32 PM MDT, July 13, 2024
Donald Trump was whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd.
Trump was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers when bangs started ringing through the crowd. Trump could be seen reaching with his right hand toward his neck. There appeared to be blood on his face.
Follow live updates.
That's great, good for you. Democracy Docket needs all the support they can get. They do a LOT of good work in keeping track of criminal trump and his republicans attempted coup by lawfare, lies, and voter suppression that they have been waging upon the United States currently. More of a convenience for me doing subscriptions yearly wherever I can, less transactions to keep track of. Not about the dollar, just the support, their work and information network is invaluable.
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Just a few noted emails from Democracy Docket this week, one can sign up for them and support Democracy Docket if desired. I support them for $120 yr, but I believe one can do a monthly or one time thing also. Membership support gets more goodies, but free gets quite a bit and one can always bookmark their webpage and follow on social media. For all the news about the egregious, anti democratic, massive and constant abusive republicans lawfare wars across the country, cheating and corruption against the rights of the American people, one can follow;
https://x.com/DemocracyDocket
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Been swinging this up and down past couple of months, but been in and out and watching this industry for quite a while. Recently AWK broke a flag and moving into my projected exit area and may be topping out for a retrace. Even though profitable trading, what I've been watching is a troubling trend of privatization of our services and infrastructure to big corps. If criminal trump and his republicans get into or stay in control of anything, this undoubtedly will become worse at a much higher costs to the people.
American Water isn't the only one, but has been one of the leaders in large private companies coming in and taking over public water and sewer systems with promises that do nothing but turn into bait and switch. Dozens of states where they've come in and taken over public systems has seen consumers bills skyrocket shortly after, every time. Doubling or more in some instances. With the climate crisis looming down upon us, this can't end well, at least not for the average Joe or Jane.
A lot of people are starting to scream a bit and rejecting the privatizations and putting pressure on some lawmakers, but the old trick of jacking up prices 30% and then giving a discount of 15%, or similarly asking for a super large increase from a regulatory commission knowing or planning on a smaller but still large increase giving false impressions to pacify, are all being played out. Along with "investigations" that end up going nowhere. In the end, corporate profits are still up considerably, people's pocket's are emptied, and the inflation is blamed on President Biden.
One example, but stories like this are becoming more frequent and in many cases the peoples complaints get absolutely nowhere, and in some cases, profits are taken at the expense of subpar maintenance and quality;
Lackawanna County
State cuts Pennsylvania American Water rate hike in half
The state's approved plan will result in a consumer price increase of about 10%, while PAWC's proposal would have resulted in an increase of more than 20%.
https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/state-cuts-pennsylvania-american-water-rate-hike-in-half-public-utility-commission/523-c1975b41-749b-4b2c-8247-60515e5b6f49
Author: WNEP Web Staff
Published: 4:38 PM EDT July 11, 2024
Updated: 4:39 PM EDT July 11, 2024
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — On Thursday, the state reduced Pennsylvania American Water's large rate hike request and made several major changes to the proposal.
Pennsylvania American Water proposed a rate hike in November of 2023 for nearly $1 billion in increases, which would increase PAWC's total annual operating revenues for water service by approximately $199.2 million, or 24.2 percent. For the average residential customer, the proposed rates would increase the monthly water bill by about $17.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission voted 4-1 on Thursday to scale back the proposal, including:
Cutting the increase by more than 50%.
Launching an investigation into the water quality complaints voiced by many Scranton-area residents during the public input hearings.
Eliminating an item in the proposal that would have rewarded PAWC for management performance.
Calling on PAWC to increase company contributions to the utility's Hardship Fund by an additional $1 million.
The revised rate changes provide for a revenue increase of approximately $99.3 million per year, compared to PAWC's initial request of nearly $202.4 million—a 9.99% increase compared to PAWC's proposed 20% increase.
The Commission also rejected several proposals included in the PAWC rate case, which had been opposed by consumer advocates and other concerned parties, determining that they were not in the public interest.
Local lawmakers vigorously opposed the rate hike, calling it "an assault on customers."
Public hearings on the rate increase were held throughout the area in January, as Lackawanna County officials called on the PUC to deny the proposal.
In May, an administrative law judge recommended a smaller water revenue increase of approximately $92.6 million.
The new water rates are currently scheduled to go into effect on August 7.
All public documents related to this rate hike request are posted on the PUC's website.
May be able to trade it, but the solution to this ever growing issue seems illusive. The climate crisis will exasperate this to more extreme levels in the near future.
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This is bad.........................for Giuliani. He'll appeal of course, but it's still bad for him.
Judge dismisses Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy case, allowing collection of damages
https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-dismisses-rudy-giulianis-bankruptcy-case/story?id=111892518&cid=social_twitter_abcn
The decision will allow creditors to collect from the former mayor.
ByAaron Katersky
July 12, 2024, 1:12 PM
A federal bankruptcy court judge has dismissed Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy case, saying it is "in the best interests of creditors."
The decision exposes Giuliani to lawsuits, foreclosures and other measures that allow creditors, including two defamed Georgia election workers, to collect what they're owed by the former New York City mayor.
MORE: Giuliani's bankruptcy case appears likely to be dismissed, opening door for collection of damages
The decision followed months of missed deadlines by Giuliani, who evaded questions about his finances.
“The record in this case reflects Mr. Giuliani’s continued failure to meet his reporting obligations and provide the financial transparency required of a debtor in possession,” the decision said. “The lack of financial transparency is particularly troubling given concerns that Mr. Giuliani has engaged in self-dealing and that he has potential conflicts of interest that would hamper the administration of his bankruptcy case.”
Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor of New York, attends a ceremony at the National September 11 Memo...
Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE
Giuliani filed for bankruptcy in December 2023 after a jury ordered him to pay nearly $150 million in fines and damages to former election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss for defaming them with false accusations that the mother and daughter committed election fraud while the two were counting ballots in Georgia's Fulton County on Election Day in 2020.
The dismissal will allow Giuliani to appeal the defamation judgment.
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BREAKING: THE GLOVES ARE OFF!!!
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) July 11, 2024
"We are not going to accept a dime less that we all agreed upon."
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries just issued a warning to MAGA Republicans in response to their appropriation bill, which would slash funding for the Department of Health… pic.twitter.com/P1dORbqX5Z
Latest tally of House GOP bills re: Trump
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) July 12, 2024
1) Rename Dulles Airport after Trump
2) Prevent judges from issuing Trump gag orders
3) Issues Trump a Congressional Gold Medal
4) Issue $500 bills w/ Trump's picture
5) Name US coastal waters after Trump
6) Expunge Trump impeachments
Canada on President Biden;
Holy moly. Justin Trudeau just gave a statement about President Joe Biden:
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) July 12, 2024
This is a must watch. pic.twitter.com/HpWOKFnjZ1
Republicans and the disabled, a lot of which includes any babies that were born with defects and are disabled at birth. They just keep raping and forcing women to have them until they pop out some good ones. Republicans just want the most efficient children in their child labor plans.
He loves the disabled pic.twitter.com/G3HOqHUezd
— Warren (@swd2) July 12, 2024
A new analysis finds that Project 2025 would dramatically raise taxes for low- and middle-income families. The plan would also enable tax cheats — just as the IRS finally cracked down. https://t.co/lWiKnRIjxk
— Media Matters (@mmfa) July 12, 2024
It’s time to tax income from wealth the same as income from work. https://t.co/jZG8D4UdEd
— ITEP (@iteptweets) July 12, 2024
We've got the original. They won't get away with it.
— Deprogram America (@DeprogramUSA) July 12, 2024
Democratic billboards stress Trump link to rightwing Project 2025 manifesto
Billboards will go up in seven swing states as campaign seeks to publicize manifesto and tie it to ex-president
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/12/democrats-billboards-trump-project-2025
An anti-Trump protester at the entrance to Trump Tower in New York City on 10 July. Photograph: Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock
US elections 2024
Democratic billboards stress Trump link to rightwing Project 2025 manifesto
Billboards will go up in seven swing states as campaign seeks to publicize manifesto and tie it to ex-president
Rachel Leingang
Fri 12 Jul 2024 06.00 EDT
Last modified on Fri 12 Jul 2024 06.02 EDT
Democrats will put up billboards in swing states that show Donald Trump and tie him to Project 2025, a conservative manifesto that could become reality if he wins in November.
The Democratic National Committee’s paid media campaign escalates liberal efforts to publicize Project 2025 and tie it to the former president after he sought to distance himself from the plan. The blueprint for a second Trump administration is led by the rightwing thinktank the Heritage Foundation and counts support from more than 100 other conservative groups.
According to a plan first shared with the Guardian, 36 billboards in both English and Spanish will go up in nine cities in seven battleground states: Detroit, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Philadelphia, Green Bay, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Raleigh and Charlotte. They show Trump’s face alongside language such as “Trump’s plan to be a dictator on day 1: Project 2025. Google it” and say that the project “guts checks and balances, seeks revenge and bans abortion nationwide”.
What is Project 2025 and what is Trump’s involvement?
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Trump and his Republican allies “know that when Americans hear about Project 2025, they do not support it”, the DNC communications director, Rosemary Boeglin, said in a statement. “The DNC won’t let them get away with it.”
Joe Biden has used similar terms when discussing Project 2025 this week, posting on X: “Google Project 2025.” The president has also directed people to a website his campaign created that details the project’s goals and how they would affect Americans. But Biden did not bring up the project during the debate as some expected, missing an opportunity to attack Trump over extreme policies.
A billboard highlighting Project 2025. Photograph: DNC
Project 2025 has become a trending topic in recent weeks as the left tries to warn voters of what Trump could do with a second term. The 900-plus-page document goes agency by agency to propose a wide variety of changes to US policy and law, a comprehensive dismantling and realignment of government.
Among its biggest ideas is stacking the government with more people politically beholden to the president, consolidating his power. It also proposes mass deportations and strict immigration restrictions, turning the health and human services department into the “department of life” and infusing the federal government with anti-abortion policies, and getting rid of agencies such as the Department of Education. The project is especially opposed to LGBTQ+-friendly policies and diversity initiatives, suggesting eliminating them throughout government.
Project 2025 is not Trump’s official platform – his campaign agenda is called Agenda47 and is detailed on his campaign website. The Republican National Committee also just adopted its own platform, which overlaps with many ideas in both Agenda47 and Project 2025.
Instead, the project is an attempt at conservative consensus over how to install policies if a rightwing president wins. Beyond the manifesto, the project is also gathering names for potential political appointments and aims to assist a new president’s transition team.
Trump’s attempt to disavow the project came after the Heritage president, Kevin Roberts, commented that “we are in the process of the second American revolution, which will remain bloodless, if the left allows it to be”. Trump then said he didn’t know what Project 2025 was or who was behind it, claims that fall flat. The project’s authors and editors are stacked with former Trump officials and allies – a CNN report found that at least 140 people who worked in the Trump administration had a hand in Project 2025 – and much of the policies align with Trump’s own agenda.
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Cohen: While we're seeing President Biden talk about foreign policy, Trump is down at Mar-a-Lago with Orbán, an authoritarian, egotistical sycophant of Putin, the mirror image of Trump. pic.twitter.com/cDm6zHwdyB
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 12, 2024
What you saw at the NATO press conference is what I saw as a doctor serving on President @JoeBiden’s National Security Council: a leader unmatched in his ability to translate massive amounts of complex information into sharp policy that’s revived America‘s standing in the world.
— Dr. Raj Panjabi (@rajpanjabi) July 12, 2024
Finnish authorities reported an increase in GPS "malfunctions" in the past week and that most disruptions to aviation and maritime GPS and radar originate from within Russia. https://t.co/trmgzP92rb pic.twitter.com/WzL7yvw2Kr
— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) July 12, 2024
Hey @jahimes stop putting words in our mouth.
— Jim Stewartson, Counterinsurgent 🇺🇸🇺🇦💙🎈 (@jimstewartson) July 12, 2024
This is not about “love” or “loyalty.”
This is about cold facts:
—the President was fully in command tonight
—there is ZERO plan for anyone else
—the voters don’t care about any of this bullshit
This is a self-inflicted wound. Stop. https://t.co/I39ELdPUBE
As I wrote, no choice at all for the people of Maricopa. Abolish the sheriff's office.https://t.co/8VHnwq6PrF https://t.co/DbI8HND18i
— Jessica Pishko (@JessPish) July 11, 2024
"Advertise on my platform or else I'll have my government lackeys prosecute you."
— Alejandra Caraballo (@Esqueer_) July 11, 2024
This is fascism. pic.twitter.com/5qLdHzWweb
This is the main reason why schools should not have SRO's.
— Thugstin (@7hugstin) July 11, 2024
Also, less than a year... He will be placed in another school once that is over and will do it again. The cops and politicians will protect this pedophile and not a single conservative will mention it.@libsoftiktok
Alabama evangelical youth pastor, Terry Murphree, has been arrested for repeatedly raping a 13 year old girl who attended his church. pic.twitter.com/fL1mTXKCKS
— 𝐁𝐞𝐤𝐬 (@antifaoperative) July 10, 2024
Former Alabama Mayor, Paul Calhoun, has been arrested for possessing images of children being sexually abused. pic.twitter.com/s5EXQ6awTz
— 𝐁𝐞𝐤𝐬 (@antifaoperative) July 10, 2024
Michigan baptist church youth leader, Jonathan Russell, has pled “no contest” to multiple child sex crime charges, on the day his trial was set to begin. pic.twitter.com/CilaSN785P
— 𝐁𝐞𝐤𝐬 (@antifaoperative) July 10, 2024
NY's top state court just rejected the Republican effort to block the Equal Rights Amendment from the ballot this November. pic.twitter.com/e9wOdda1m6
— Jon Campbell (@JonCampbellNY) July 11, 2024
Not that it will go anywhere as long as the republicans are the main cause of the corruption in the courts, but it at least gets into the record, whatever that's worth.
AOC: …not only was his wife fully committed to overthrowing the results of a fair election but she was actively lobbying members of the Trump Administration attempting to do just that. pic.twitter.com/Ve9R9qV0oX
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 10, 2024
Pelosi Calls Out the New York Times for Making Up News
https://www.politicususa.com/2024/07/10/pelosi-calls-out-the-new-york-times-for-making-up-news.html
Sarah Jones Nancy Pelosi, Top News Wed, Jul 10th, 2024
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi called out the New York Times for misrepresenting what she said about President Biden, “I don’t know what’s happened in New York Times that they make up news. But if that’s why you’re here, it isn’t true.”................................
Canceled my subscription, don't need any more made up news, just don't have the time or desire.
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How the Real Mainstream Media Bias Favors Donald Trump
— The Daily Beans Podcast (@dailybeanspod) July 10, 2024
It’s not liberal vs. conservative. It’s called “inversion of expectation,” and it poisons coverage every single day.https://t.co/mexbrB5ugm
Trump's tip trick
Judd Legum
Jul 10
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As president, Donald Trump's tax policy heavily favored corporations and the wealthy. Trump's signature tax legislation, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, overwhelmingly benefited those groups.
But, as a presidential candidate, Trump campaigns as a populist. In his 2024 campaign, Trump is touting a proposal to end federal taxation on tips. He made the announcement last month in Nevada, a key battleground state with a large service industry that relies on tips.
"For those hotel workers and people that get tips, you’re going to be very happy, because when I get to office, we are going to not charge taxes on tips," Trump said. "We’re going to do that right away first thing in office because it’s been a point of contention for years and years and years, and you do a great job of service."
This week, Trump's proposal to end taxes on tips was one of 20 "promises" included in the official 2024 Republican Party platform: "LARGE TAX CUTS FOR WORKERS, AND NO TAX ON TIPS!"
Trump's plan to end taxes on tips may help him politically with service industry workers. His campaign is urging people to write "Vote for Trump for NO TAX ON TIPS!" on their restaurant receipts.
Republicans in Congress have already introduced legislation to implement Trump's plan and end federal taxation of tips. Notably, the bill would only exempt tips from income taxes, and not payroll taxes, which represents the majority of federal taxes owed by low-income workers.
But the proposal, if it were ever implemented, could have a detrimental effect on most tipped workers. The primary beneficiaries would be people who own and operate hotels, restaurants, and other businesses that employ tipped workers — in other words, people like Trump.
First, many people who rely on tips earn so little money that they already pay no federal income taxes. For example, half of all servers earn $32,000 or less. A server with a family who earns $32,000 does not owe any federal income tax and, therefore, would not benefit at all from Trump's proposal.
The bigger issue is that the federal minimum wage for tipped workers is $2.13 an hour. The tipped minimum wage has not increased since 1991. Combined with tips, these workers are supposed to earn a minimum of $7.25 an hour. That is not close to a living wage in the United States in 2024.
As a result, seven states (Alaska, California, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington) have eliminated the tipped minimum wage and require all employers to pay their employees the same minimum wage regardless of whether they receive tips. The Biden Administration requires "federal contractors to pay tipped workers the same minimum wages as others." Major cities like New York and Chicago have recently implemented similar policies. Numerous other cities and states are considering following suit.
The hotel and restaurant industry has been desperate to halt the momentum of state initiatives to raise the minimum wage. The National Restaurant Association, which represents restaurant owners, has endorsed Trump's proposal.
Eliminating taxation on tips could sap support from efforts both to eliminate the tipped minimum wage and raise the minimum wage overall. While most service industry workers would receive little or no benefit from eliminating income taxes on tips, many would benefit from increasing their minimum wage to $15 an hour or higher. The Tax Policy Center notes that this tradeoff would be particularly brutal for "'back of the house' staff such as dishwashers, who often receive only a small share of tips, enough to qualify as tipped workers but not enough to live on, or to pay taxes."
That's why the Restaurant Workers United (RWU), a labor union that represents many of the industry's workers, opposes Trump's plan. "The call to end taxes on tips is just a misguided way of trying to fix a problem of uplifting the lower class," Elyanna Calle, a bartender and RWU organizer in Austin, said. Saru Jayaraman, president of the labor advocacy group One Fair Wage, calls Trump's proposal "not just the wrong solution, but a fake solution."
A question of equity
There are some tipped employees — including the 10% of servers that earn $60,000 or more — who would significantly benefit from ending income taxes on tips. But why should these higher-paid tipped workers get a special tax benefit while those making the same income in industries without tips are excluded? Why should a waiter who earns $60,000 a year pay less taxes than someone making the same amount in a warehouse or a grocery store?
There is no clear answer to these questions, other than the proposal to end taxes on tips may have political benefits for Trump.
Creating a tipping economy
Ending federal taxation of tips could prompt more industries to shift from paying wages to soliciting tips. In addition to potential tax benefits for employees, it would transfer some of the responsibility for paying workers from the business to its customers. For example, the Wall Street Journal notes that "[a]n auto-body shop could restrain its prices and wages and strongly encourage tipping as a way to get untaxed income to workers."
If there is a significant shift to tipping over wages, it would also increase the cost of the proposal. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates that incentivizing more tipping by ending federal taxation could the federal government cost up to $500 billion over 10 years.
The sordid history of tipping
According to the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, "tipping in the United States is rooted in a racist system which was designed to keep African Americans in an economically and socially subordinate position following the end of slavery." Prior to the Civil War, "tipping was frowned upon: it was viewed by many as an aristocratic, European practice that was incompatible with American democracy." But after the elimination of slavery, "many
restaurants and rail operators embraced tipping because it allowed them to 'hire' newly freed slaves without having to pay them—they would be forced to work for tips alone." The practice was designed "to keep African Americans in an economically and socially subordinate position."
Even today, "40 percent of people who work for tips are people of color." Further, studies show that "customers discriminate against African-American servers, consistently tipping them less than White servers regardless of the quality of service."
The movement to end the tipped minimum wage to create a single fair wage for all workers is about recognizing the dignity and worth of all workers. Trump's proposal would push the United States in the opposite direction, making millions of Americans even more dependent on wealthy patrons.
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Trump's "Religious Advisor" 👇 pic.twitter.com/H83zJrxtfy
— TheRealThelmaJohnson (@TheRealThelmaJ1) July 9, 2024
"Surveys taken since Trump’s conviction show that to excuse him, many Rs have adjusted their morals. They’ve decided that when Trump does something bad or criminal, it’s no longer bad or criminal."
— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) July 10, 2024
Very useful @saletan look at MAGA base's real beliefs:https://t.co/OVZ16HdUHR
NYT code deciphering courtesy of emptywheel;
Trump and his republicans are unfit in every way.
Just to be clear, he must be talking about the rape of a 12/13 yr. Old by Trump. pic.twitter.com/4LRwGBmtT0
— Hiking Fellina - 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧 (@StKytti) July 9, 2024
Crockett: They found him guilty not once, not twice, not three times, not four, not five, not six times—I can keep going on—but 34 counts… pic.twitter.com/Bmdjvx00P2
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 9, 2024
Just a rambling demented old guy who makes no sense, can't have or keep a cognitive thought, but where is the msm discussion of a criminal's advancing dementia who has shown to everyone that he is totally incapable of any of the abilities it takes to be president. Just read the faces of the Craigslist hires behind him, says it all. They are struggling to earn their money, definitely not putting their heart into it. lol
Someone watch this whole clip and tell me if you can figure out what the hell Donald Trump is talking about tonight. pic.twitter.com/3m8R6RznWG
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) July 10, 2024
Trump: I'm not rambling
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 10, 2024
Trump immediately: *rambles* pic.twitter.com/Z6IVShoUUf
Can someone explain to me why @peterbakernyt couldn't do this very basic work before chasing NYPost conspiracy theories? https://t.co/ei4WOGkCAI
— emptywheel (Chucks) (@emptywheel) July 9, 2024
They actually chose to run the story in the print edition even after the WH denial, under a slightly caveated headline: "Parkinson’s Expert Visited White House 8 Times in 8 Months, but Why Is Unclear"
— Dan Froomkin (PressWatchers.org) (@froomkin) July 9, 2024
"Why Is Unclear" is not a phrase that should appear in a new headline. https://t.co/GM452NO3il
Folks MAGA Republicans are not a serious party when it comes to legislating and no one calls them out better than Rep McGovern (D-MA) What they are serious about is stripping away more of our rights, let's unify to defeat these fascists. VOTE!🗳️#DemVoice1 pic.twitter.com/r0P6CqpTrK
— Brian Cardone 🏴☠️🇺🇦 (@cardon_brian) July 9, 2024
Just like the criminal demented trump and his republicans talk about and plan.
A Russian court has ordered the arrest of Yulia Navalnaya, Alexei Navalny's widow, in absentia for participating in an "extremist organization."
— max seddon (@maxseddon) July 9, 2024
She says: "Vladimir Putin is a killer and a war criminal. He belongs in prison, and not a nice one, like in the Hague." https://t.co/tAmrdigVBg