Yeah, though a nice thing for those who need it my immediate worry was "well, this may mean companies lean further into tipping because yay tax free" rather than working towards just paying workers.
I understand that position. My SO works a tipped job. There are good days and bad days.
But from the perspective of the customer, we're paying anyways, so the money is there. We'd prefer fewer shenanigans in the transaction and upfront honestly. I'm not their employer and deflecting responsibilities to the customer weakens any bargaining or leverage employees have for better conditions. After all, employers are only as valuable as the income and benefits they provide; offload responsibilities and you reduce the employer give-a-shit quotient.
I know this is a touchy subject with lots of finger-pointing; that's how progress gets stalled. I can't say you're wrong because you're not. But I would like to arrive at a solution where tipped workers are paid, at least, identical to what they currently earn without relying on the tipping culture.
I'm impressed that she addressed the very first thing I thought of:
If elected president, Harris would work with Congress to craft a proposal that mandated an income limit and applied strict requirements to prevent hedge fund managers and lawyers from structuring their compensation to take advantage of the policy.
Idk about you guys, but I'm sick of every single business in the country asking for tips now. It's the employer's responsibility to pay wages, not ours. If she's leaning harder into tips, then tips we pay should be considered non-taxable expenditures, since we're obviously paying employee wages. The employer doesn't pay income tax on the wages they pay, so why should we?
Oh, so we're going to make it even harder for waitresses to retire, huh? I was excited to vote for Harris, I really hope she reconsiders this terrible policy.
I worked for the food service industry for almost a decade and never met a waitress or waiter that declared their tips, let alone declared enough to retire on via social security.
There's almost no chance this will effect the retirement of any waitresses in the U.S.
Supposed to, yes. And I always did, but then none of my managers skimmed and base wage was usually decent.
Regardless it’s common to under-report cash tips for reasons other than taxes. For many it’s the only way they can make rent. So I don’t judge and try to tip cash when possible.