Source: Reason
by JD Tuccille
“Three months after proposing to end federal taxing of tips — an idea promptly confiscated without compensation by Kamala Harris’s campaign — Donald Trump doubled down by saying ‘we will end all taxes on overtime’ if he’s elected president. Without a doubt, millions of Americans who resent government’s ravenous bite out of their paychecks immediately began contemplating just how much of their income they could shield from the tax man that way. … Personally, I don’t mind in the least contributing to lower federal revenue collections; it’s not like the clowns in Washington, D.C. are on track to control spending or address the looming debt disaster. But we should worry about restructuring our entire system of worker compensation around yet another ill-considered effort to buy votes.” (09/25/24)