[itake]

https://archive.is/20250731232051/https://www.newyorker.com/...

> Some tipped workers, like bartenders, can make more in tips than a junior software engineer lol. Less taxes definitely helps their cause.

neat, but you can only deduct up to $25k and the benefits phase out if you earn more than $150k (single filers).

[reissbaker]

I think most bartenders would appreciate an extra $25k.

[itake]

I am sure they would! but that isn't what the law says. Its a $25k DEDUCTION.

If someone earned $125k salary + $25k in tips. Their taxable income would decrease by about $6k (or $500/mo, 4% overall).

[reissbaker]

Okay. I think they would also like an extra $6k.

[itake]

The Democrat's point isn't that workers shouldn't get tax cuts, but that he gave a $6,000 tax break to top earners, and gave even larger cuts to the wealthy overall.

[shazbotter]

Deducting 25k does not mean taking home an extra 25k. It means, probably, somewhere around $1-3k, depending on their tax bracket.

[noboostforyou]

That's...not how it works, like, at all. It's a tax credit, not actual money that you pocket additionally from your existing paycheck. It also only lasts until 2028.