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Issues: No Tax on Tips

Misleading GOP Attacks Over Taxes on Tips, Overtime, Social Security

Misleading GOP Attacks Over Taxes on Tips, Overtime, Social Security
October 8, 2026

In congressional races around the country, Democrats find themselves under attack in political ads for allegedly opposing the popular tax cuts for tips, overtime and older Americans that were part of Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Many of the candidates themselves say they support those particular provisions.

Trump’s ‘No Tax on Tips’ Claim Doesn’t Add Up

Trump’s ‘No Tax on Tips’ Claim Doesn’t Add Up
August 25, 2026

The White House has provided no federal data to support President Donald Trump’s claims that because of his “no tax on tips” policy, “440,000 tipped workers” in Nevada “saved an average of $10,000 on their taxes,” and “130,000 tipped workers” in Georgia “saved an average of more than $7,000 on their taxes.”