Kamala Harris announced a new policy of “no taxes on tips” for service workers
Kamala Harris announced a new policy of “no taxes on tips” for workers in the service industry, a policy Donald Trump has been promoting for months.
Harris made the announcement at a rally in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Although the crowd cheered in response to the announcement, commentators on social media were quick to point out that the new policy was a brazen steal from Donald Trump, and that it would do nothing to improve public perception of the Vice President.
lol…Kamala Harris just stole Trump’s “no tax on tips” position.
The press will now proclaim it an excellent idea. pic.twitter.com/b9pTejZazr
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) August 11, 2024
“Kamala is now stealing Trump’s policies in an attempt to get votes,” Tweeted Robby Starbuck
“No tax on tips was his proposal that he’s been talking about all year. No intelligent person will trust a word she says since she flip flops more than a fish out of water.”
“Kamala Harris’ first announced policy position after stealing the nomination is that she’s stealing Trump’s idea to not tax tips,” posted another Twitter user.
Trump himself responded on Truth Social, blasting Harris for her inability to create original policies of her own.
“Kamala Harris, whose ‘Honeymoon’ period is ENDING, and is starting to get hammered in the Polls, just copied my NO TAXES ON TIPS Policy. The difference is, she won’t do it, she just wants it for Political Purposes! This was a TRUMP idea—She has no ideas, she can only steal from me. Remember, Kamala has proposed the LARGEST TAX INCREASE IN HISTORY—It won’t happen. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”
He followed up with another post, asking which Trump policy Harris would steal next.
“How long will it be before Kamala Harris comes out with another ‘TRUMP’ policy like, ‘No Taxes will be paid by our Senior Citizens on Social Security?’ She’s looking really bad now! Everyone is waiting to see what idea, or policy of mine, she will copy next.”
Don Jr coined a new slogan for the Harris campaign: “Harris-Walz 2024: Stolen proposals and stolen valor!”
Harris’s presumptive running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, has been accused of “stolen valor” for making misleading statements about his rank and operational deployments. Walz claimed to have taken part in Operation Enduring Freedom, the name for US operations directly in and above Afghan territory, but he was actually posted to Italy with the National Guard in a support role. He has also been criticized for retiring from the National Guard in order to avoid a deployment to an actual warzone, Iraq.
Video resurfaced yesterday of Walz appearing to mislead the family of a Gold Star veteran during a sitting of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Veterans and Mental Health. He made remarks that suggested he had personal experience of PTSD after serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in 2004 with the National Guard.
“I can tell you this, having been one of those that came back. We were in support of OEF [Operation Enduring Freedom]… when we came back, they showed us the horse whisperer and told us to be nice when we went home. And that was the extent of it. That was in 2004.”
