Kamala Harris says she supports eliminating taxes on tips, like Trump
Kamala Harris told supporters in Nevada on Saturday she supported eliminating taxes on tips, taking a similar position to her rival Donald Trump in an effort to win over service workers, an important constituency in the state.
Harris and her Democratic running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, wrapped up a multi-day tour of battleground states on Saturday with their stop in Nevada, a western state that could play a pivotal role in the Nov. 5 presidential election.
«It is my promise to everyone here when I am president we will continue to fight for working families, including to raise the minimum wage and eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers,» Harris said.
Harris said she would work to drive down consumer prices, vowing to «take on big corporations that engage in illegal price-gouging» — corporate landlords that unfairly raise rents on working families — and big pharmaceutical companies to lower drug prices.
Trump told a rally in Las Vegas in June that he would seek to end taxation of income from tips.
Harris, who officially became the Democratic Party's presidential nominee this week, has been campaigning with Walz in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Arizona, all states that traditionally swing between supporting Republicans and Democrats in presidential elections.
To become president, a candidate need not win the national popular vote but must win 270 electoral votes. Each state has a number of electoral votes based on its population, making the swing states especially important.
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