Vice President Kamala Harris is facing backlash from critics and conservatives, accused of mimicking former President Trump’s campaign promise to eliminate taxes on tips for service industry workers. The controversy flared up after Harris, during a rally in Las Vegas, pledged to fight for the removal of taxes on tips—a promise Trump had already made earlier this summer and included in his 2024 campaign platform.
Next she’ll copy President Trump’s plan to eliminate tax on senior’s Social Security.
Remember, the only reason people can’t afford their bills is because Kamala Harris instituted the opposite of President Trump’s economic policies!
— James Blair (@JamesBlairUSA) August 11, 2024
James Blair, Trump’s campaign political director, took to X to criticize Harris, calling her a “#CopyCatKamala” and accusing her of dishonesty. Blair highlighted that the Biden-Harris administration had introduced a voluntary tip reporting system just last year, aimed at streamlining tax compliance on tips, which many saw as a crackdown on service industry workers.
Trump, who had originally proposed the idea in June during a rally in Las Vegas, responded to Harris’s promise by accusing her of stealing his policy for political gain. He insisted that while he genuinely intends to implement the policy, Harris is merely using it as a campaign tactic, lacking original ideas.
Harris/Walz prove their incompetence.
Without the ability to originate polices to improve the lives of Americans, they must copy polices from Trump e.g., Eliminating Taxes on Tips & Closing the Borders, & claim them as their own.
Wonder why they didn’t do either in the past? pic.twitter.com/15iUYg0TtD
— Tony Rightriot (@TonyRightriot) August 11, 2024
The Biden administration’s previous move to introduce the Service Industry Tip Compliance Agreement (SITCA) program, which encouraged service industry employers to report tips, had already drawn criticism. Opponents argued that the IRS, under the Biden administration, was unfairly targeting middle-income workers by focusing on taxing tips.
Kamala Harris is a weak and failed leader.
Her own economy has wrecked the lives of millions of Americans with inflation.
Her only solution is copy President Trump’s ideas and pass them off as her own.
— Daniel Baldwin (@baldwin_daniel_) August 11, 2024
As the controversy continues, social media has seen the rise of the hashtag “#CopyCatKamala,” with critics hammering Harris for allegedly copying Trump’s campaign strategy. The Harris campaign has yet to address these accusations or comment on the SITCA program, leaving the issue a heated topic as the 2024 election draws nearer.
Major Points
- Harris is accused of copying Trump’s pledge to eliminate taxes on service industry tips.
- Critics blast Harris for reversing the Biden administration’s previous enforcement on tip taxes.
- Trump accuses Harris of lacking originality, claiming she’s using his ideas for political gain.
- Social media erupts with the hashtag “#CopyCatKamala” following Harris’s announcement.
- The Harris campaign remains silent as the controversy fuels the heated 2024 election race.
RM Tomi – Reprinted with permission of Whatfinger News
