Democrat State Lawmakers Reject Bill To Eliminate Taxes On Tips

The Democrat-led California State Legislature rejected a bill to eliminate taxes on tipped-income for state income taxes.

Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have expressed support for the policy on a federal level.

Perhaps California Democrats provided a preview of a Harris administration?

“It is deeply disappointing that the legislature chose not to consider a proposal that could have provided much-needed relief to California’s workers,” Republican State Sen. Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh said, according to Fox News.

California Dems STRIKE DOWN GOP proposal to exempt tax on tipshttps://t.co/OArCs6ezWZ

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) September 3, 2024

Per Fox News:

Ochoa Bogh introduced the amendment in California’s Senate on Thursday that would have exempted service industry workers with a state tax exemption on tips, but the proposal was voted down on a mostly party line vote without discussion or debate by the Democratic majority.

“With Californians facing one of the highest costs of living in the nation, our service and hospitality industry employees are particularly burdened by a tax system that leaves them struggling to make ends meet,” Ochoa Bogh said. “They deserve better, and today’s decision is a missed opportunity to support those who need it most.”

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The attempt to exempt tips from taxes in the state comes as both Trump and Harris have expressed support for federal tax legislation that would exempt tipped-income on the campaign trail. Trump was the first to champion the proposal during a June rally in Nevada, while Harris, who started her political career in California, echoed a similar sentiment during an August rally in Las Vegas.

Kamala: um… yeah no tax on tips! Yeah!

Meanwhile her party in California votes it down: https://t.co/9J2irCAwrg

— Ethan Nicolle (@AXECOP) September 3, 2024

NO TAX ON TIPS shot down by California Democrats! pic.twitter.com/RnOdfz1ckR

— Publius (@OcrazioCornPop) September 1, 2024

Daily Caller reports:

Since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris has faced major pushback from Republicans over her policies, as she’s flip-flopped on far-left stances she campaigned on in 2020. As of Monday, her campaign has yet to release a full policy platform on her website.

“The negligence involved in a refusal to even debate a policy issue of this magnitude cannot be overstated,” said Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones. “Legislative Democrats knew they were on the wrong side of this important issue, so they chose to sweep it under the rug rather than do the right thing for working Californians. The push to eliminate the federal tip tax has made its way to the campaign stage for both major party’s this year, yet California Democrat politicians don’t believe it be even worthy to discuss at the state level for residents here.”

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