In Las Vegas, Harris matches Trump’s pledge to end federal tax on tips, receives Culinary’s endorsement

Sunday, August 11, 2024 2:49 PM
  • Eric Neugeboren and Isabella Aldrete, The Nevada Independent

At one of the largest political rallies in modern Nevada political history, Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz continued their barnstorming tour as the new Democratic presidential ticket on Saturday — one of the clearest signs yet of Democrats’ renewed hopes in the swing state…

And it was in Nevada, amid the regular rhetoric of her campaign stump speech, that Harris made a new promise: to eliminate federal taxes on tips received by restaurant workers and others in the service industry. It marked a rare moment of political agreement — the idea was first raised by former President Donald Trump at his Nevada campaign rally in June and later embraced by elected officials in the state, including Democrats.