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It\u2019s never easy working for tips. For eight years, from 2014 to 2022, I did just that. I was a server at a Maine hotel<\/a>, taking orders at the restaurant and bringing customers their food. Some nights, I\u2019d make $200 or even $300. Other nights, I\u2019d make half that, or less. The pandemic was especially rough. We had no inside dining \u2014 just six outside tents, and a lot fewer diners. It was tough to pay bills for a couple of years.<\/p>\n

I got married to a coworker I met on the job, and before leaving the dining room, we had two kids. I had to bring home the bacon, but it was hard to estimate how much I\u2019d make in a given year. And every year, come April 15th, I had a choice to make. Would I report my tip income on my taxes<\/a>? Or would I keep it off the books and keep more money in my pocket?<\/p>\n

I always made the lawful choice. But it was tough. The Census Bureau\u00a0estimates\u00a0that about a third of tipped income went unreported between 2005 and 2018 \u2014 about $8 billion a year. I don\u2019t support it, but I understand it. A lot of my coworkers were just starting their careers or had young families. They had a strong incentive to make a bad choice.<\/p>\n

TREASURY DEPARTMENT REVEALS WHICH JOBS COULD SECURE A MAJOR TAX BREAK FROM TRUMP’S ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

But this year is different. Thanks to the tax-cut bill that President Trump<\/a> signed last year, most tipped income up to $25,000 isn\u2019t subject to federal taxes for the 2025 through 2028 filing years. There\u2019s much less reason for tipped workers to hide a big part of their income from the government. It\u2019s a win for working families and the rule of law. Not only do families legally keep more money in their pocket, but with higher reported incomes, it\u2019s easier to qualify for the credit they need to buy a car or a first home.<\/p>\n

But the job\u2019s not done. States still have the power to levy taxes on tips, and just\u00a0over half do. So long as the government is grabbing for this money, tipped workers still have a reason to hide much of their income. It would be better for everyone if all states followed President Trump\u2019s lead.<\/p>\n

Some have shown common sense.\u00a0Seven states\u00a0automatically follow federal policy, so when the federal taxes ended, theirs did, too. Several others have proactively changed their policies. Notably, the list includes Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer<\/a>, who\u00a0signed a no-tax-on-tips law in October. As a Democrat with likely hopes for higher office, her support of a tax cut is refreshing indeed.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

But other blue-state governors \u2014 including my own \u2014 show no signs of giving workers relief. Gov. Janet Mills<\/a> has called on the Maine legislature to conform state law to most of what\u2019s in the federal tax-cut law, but\u00a0she excluded no taxes on tips. Fiscally, that makes little sense. Maine would lose an estimated\u00a0$9.2 million\u00a0in annual tax revenue, a drop in the bucket in a state that\u00a0spends $14.5 billion a year.<\/p>\n

Yet while the numbers are minor for state revenue, they\u2019re major for tipped workers. Every dollar they pay to Augusta is a dollar they can\u2019t spend on their families and futures. Continued taxation isn\u2019t just politicians thumbing their noses at the Trump administration. They\u2019re giving a middle finger to workers who want and need relief.<\/p>\n

Governor Mills isn\u2019t the only one sending that ugly signal. In January, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs<\/a>\u00a0vetoed\u00a0a bill to conform state policy with federal law. Bizarrely, she announced her veto flanked by signs that read “middle class tax cuts now.” Wisconsin Republicans\u00a0sent a similar bill\u00a0to Governor Tony Evers shortly after the start of the year. He hasn\u2019t indicated what he\u2019ll do, but given his general opposition to state Republicans, a veto seems likely any day.<\/p>\n

I wish more governors and state lawmakers \u2014 Republicans as well as Democrats<\/a> \u2014 would see the light across the country. Ending taxes on tips won\u2019t help me anymore, but it would help millions of workers dealing with the legacy of inflation and a consumer-spending slowdown. President Trump has done his part to deliver for tipped workers. Now state leaders should stop stiffing them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/trump-delivered-tipped-workers-why-do-democratic-governors-hate-them <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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