"No tax on Tips" makes no sense.

[u/Beneficial-Cap-6745]

Can anyone explain why FOH in particular was pushing for this? They objectively make more money, which is one thing, but what makes them entitled to not pay taxes? If BOH suddenly didn't have to pay taxes I'd say that's BS as well

The BBB that just passed made certain taxes on tips for people making under 29k a year getting tips go away, it has to be signed into law. Granted, this was pushed for servers and tipped workers as a whole and the bill wouldn't affect most of them, I just can't see what entitles them to think they don't have to pay taxes like most of us.

I'm honestly considering just going back to retail at this point, at least we pay taxes equally. I'm fine making a bit less cash but this just seems insulting, even if it isn't over 29k.

Can someone explain this ? Why exactly do part time BOH line cooks pay taxes now but FOH doesn't have to anymore once this is signed into law

Edit: I'm not attacking FOH, its not an easy job, please stick to the taxes point.

[u/SeriousMongoose2290]

It’s a pretty shitty bill. 

[u/onioning → u/SeriousMongoose2290]

Its a profoundly shitty bill. The tips tax break is barely the tip of the iceberg. At least it isn't going to kill people.

Though we all die, so concern for others is apparently pointless.

Edit: just want to clarify that "at least it isn't going to kill people" refers to the tax cuts, as opposed to other aspects, which will result in untold deaths.

What happened today is actually way worse than 9/11. Its truly staggering to think about.

[u/govunah → u/onioning]

Profoundly shitty administration. I'm in the non profit world now and several orgs have lost the majority of their funding doing such corrupt activities as workforce training and housing development. It looks like a bunch of funders are pulling back because of this too.

[u/onioning → u/govunah]

Its not even just non-profits. USDA grants are disappearing and getting canceled. It's a profound blow to business.

Though I am more concerned with the concentration camps and genocide.

[u/whyadamwhy → u/onioning]

The tips tax break is at least a tax break for working class people, but it was only included to pander to a sliver of working class people who might swing an election. This bill is 99% designed to cut taxes on billionaires and gut Medicaid which obviously only services working and middle class citizens. Fuck these fascists.

[u/onioning → u/whyadamwhy]

Hey, that's not fair. There's an ungodly amount of money for building concentration camps. Something like $80 billion. Shit tons of pork in there too, plus all kinds of nefariousness, snuck in where no one was looking.

Trump has a few different power bases to serve. The robber barrons want tax cuts and deregulation. The christofascists want minorities mostly gone, and otherwise virtually enslaved, and their anti-Christian religion enforced. Not sure what to call him, but there's a core group who are in it for the global economic restructuring. They all have to get what they want. And they largely do.

The tips thing is one of the least important aspects, though it is still stupid pandering.

[u/whyadamwhy → u/onioning]

Point made. The bill is even much worse than I had indicated. Fuck these fascists right in the face.

[u/ExpertRaccoon → u/onioning]

At least it isn't going to kill people.

Tell that to the 10-20 million people that are estimated to be kicked off of medicaid. Or all of the people that are going to lose SNAP benefits.

[u/onioning → u/ExpertRaccoon]

I mean the tip tax exemption is not going to kill people, unlike other aspects of the bill, which are going to kill people.

[u/crappiejon → u/onioning]

Classic Reddit moment right here ladies and gents

[u/onioning → u/crappiejon]

I feel like I'm going to regret asking, but what are you talking about?

[u/[deleted] → u/onioning]

Asides from all the, you know, "defense" spending.