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5. Supreme Court ruled that money given after an act is a "tip" not a bribe

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Fri Jan 17, 2025, 06:32 PM

Jan 17

The only reason they’re pushing “no taxes on tips” is so the rich can bribe politicians. Not only will the bribe be legal, it won’t even be taxed either.

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Republicans: We're going to eliminate taxes from tips! Cool, right? But, we're going to make scholarships taxable income [View all] ck4829 Jan 17 OP

I'm sure the cooks and the dishwashers are going to be real happy. dem4decades Jan 17 #1

And tips will still be taxable................. Lovie777 Jan 17 #2

Isn't it possible that people will tip less? OrlandoDem2 Jan 17 #3

I've heard that this is already happening, w/ the economy getting a little rougher, people are tipping less. A shame, SWBTATTReg Jan 17 #6

And yet I guarantee you that somewhere this very moment Blue_Tires Jan 17 #4

Supreme Court ruled that money given after an act is a "tip" not a bribe NYC Liberal Jan 17 #5

I read an article that said bonuses paid to CEOs and Wall Street financiers are considered tips in2herbs Jan 17 #7

Bribes to Politicians, too. Kid Berwyn Jan 17 #9

Now THAT's NAZI! Kid Berwyn Jan 17 #8