Trump wants to end tip taxes, a low priority for restaurant workers

Donald Trump wants to eliminate taxes on tips, hoping to shore up support among service workers. Some aren’t impressed. “The call to end taxes on tips is just a misguided way of trying to fix a problem of uplifting the lower class,” said Elyanna Calle, 21, a manager and bartender at the Beer Plant, an Austin-based vegan restaurant who’s also an organizer for Restaurant Workers United, a grassroots labor group.

“Oftentimes the focus will go on to tip culture,” Calle said, “when the real issue is that employers aren’t paying for labor.” Many consumers appear to agree — but far from a majority. In a recent Bankrate survey, 37% of respondents said employers should pay better so staffers can rely less on tips; only 11% said they’d be willing to pay more to avoid tipping entirely.

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