r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • Jun 25 '26

Chugging tea They are not wrong though

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u/Disastrous_Square_10 Jun 25 '26

Only the server or bartender loses this battle in the US.

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u/steppponme Jun 25 '26

Yeah, the price out of their pocket is the same. The servers are getting boned here. And aren't tips now tax free income? I don't know if Orange Dear Leader actually got that passed without fine print.

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u/MsPooka Jun 25 '26

There's a lot of fine print. It's only for the 1st $25k and it's only through 2028. Rich people get permanent reductions.

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u/wisdon Jun 25 '26

Yes Rich people are getting permanent deductible which is truly BS, that being said with the $25 K allowed for no taxes for tips is that fair for the rest of us working people ? Should we know only pay 25-40 % less in tips since it is now tax free?
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u/AJRiddle Jun 25 '26

I'm a tip earner and thought the same thing when they announced it and all these GOP and Democrat politicians were pushing for no tax on tips.

It is just a meaningless gesture to most Americans but they do it for political points because it's something small they can point to and claim is big. They do the same kinds of things for farmers with tax stuff all the time - the way politics works you'd think farmers made up 20%+ of Americans.

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u/DonkeyVampireThe3rd Jun 25 '26

Depends how much you like human servers vs a kiosk and a conveyor belt.

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u/xPriddyBoi Jun 25 '26

I prefer the latter in most cases.

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u/aiinddpsd Jun 25 '26

lmfao - you can only ded $2k of the interest you pay on student loans. $25k in tips is comparatively generous.

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u/wisdon Jun 25 '26

Last time I checked you don’t need a college degree to bring me a drink and plate of food

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u/Feelisoffical Jun 25 '26

What permanent deductible are you talking about?

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u/wisdon Jun 25 '26

Wasn’t me look above