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How would banning taxes on tips actually work? – NPR

President Donald Trump and Sen. Kamala Harris have both pushed to repeal the tip tax, but economists say that without guardrails, a policy ban on tipping could be abused.

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President Donald Trump and Sen. Kamala Harris have both pushed to repeal the tip tax, but economists say that without guardrails, a policy ban on tipping could be abused.

Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Major party presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have aligned on the issue of repealing the tip tax, but what does that mean? Really What does it actually look like?

Wei-Lin Wong and Darian Woods of NPR’s daily economics podcast, “The Indicator,” dig deeper into potential guardrails for a policy that many economists believe could easily go off the rails.

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This episode was produced by Angel Carreras. Edited by Kate Concannon and Adam Raney. Executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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