Supreme Court ruling on race based Louisiana redistrict question hurts democrats

[struth]

It's a big bill, but take your comment on tips.

Google AI:
trump big beautiful bill details on tips

The "no tax on tips" provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, is a federal income tax deduction for workers in service-heavy industries. While it does not eliminate all taxes on tips (payroll and state taxes still apply), it allows eligible workers to deduct up to $25,000 of reported cash tips from their taxable income. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Key Details on Tip Provisions

• Max Deduction: Up to $25,000 annually for individuals or per tax return for married filers.
• Income Phase-out: The benefit begins to phase out for those with a Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) over $150,000 (single) or $300,000 (married filing jointly).
• Eligible Occupations: Limited to jobs that "customarily receive tips," such as bartenders, waiters, casino dealers, and barbers. The Treasury Secretary maintains the official list of eligible job categories.
• Duration: The provision is temporary, currently set to apply for tax years 2025 through 2028.
• Retroactivity: The law applies to tips earned throughout 2025, meaning workers can see the impact when filing their 2025 tax returns in 2026. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

Critical Limitations

• Federal Income Tax Only: Workers are still responsible for paying Social Security and Medicare (payroll) taxes on their tips, as well as any applicable state and local taxes.
• Reporting Requirements: Only cash tips reported to employers for payroll tax withholding are eligible for the deduction.
• Standard vs. Itemized: The deduction is available regardless of whether you take the standard deduction or itemize your return. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Wider Impact
The Internal Revenue Service notes that this policy change is part of a broader tax-and-spending package that also includes a "no tax on overtime" provision and an increased Child Tax Credit. Opponents argue the policy creates an unfair burden by taxing different types of income differently (e.g., a waiter vs. a line cook), while proponents view it as a direct win for the service-industry workforce. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

I was aware of all that.

That was pretty much common knowledge....and it met to help low income earners....if you are making $300kf, well you are maxed out at $25K deduction on those tips....which is a lot of tip money

 

[Divine Wind]

I just posted a link and you didn't even acknowledge it. The fact is, Republicans have a lot more to gain from gerrymandering and the Supreme Court decision because democrats have been cheating for far too long and don't have as much room to cheat further. But, God bless them, they still try anyway, like in Minnesota recently where lawmakers refused to remove dead people from the voting rolls.

Because it was a distraction from the discussion about my post and gerrymandering.

 

[Divine Wind]

I was aware of all that.

That was pretty much common knowledge....and it met to help low income earners....if you are making $300kf, well you are maxed out at $25K deduction on those tips....which is a lot of tip money

Pretty much, but too many people don't read the fine print nor the ramifications. Again, red meat for the rich and powerful, table scraps for the rest of us. Who the heck makes $300K on tips?

While I greatly admire Ronald Reagan, GHW Bush was right about "voodoo economics". The BBB is just another version of it.

 

[struth]

Pretty much, but too many people don't read the fine print nor the ramifications. Again, red meat for the rich and powerful, table scraps for the rest of us. Who the heck makes $300K on tips?

While I greatly admire Ronald Reagan, GHW Bush was right about "voodoo economics". The BBB is just another version of it.

How's giving low income tip employees up to $25K table scraps? I suppose you haven't been poor....or maybe don't really work, but 25K is a lot of money

Who said anything about making $300k on tips? Clearly you didn't even understand what you cut and pasted.

 

[Independent thinker]

Because it was a distraction from the discussion about my post and gerrymandering.

It was a link proving democrat gerrymandering.

 

[struth]

Link?

All I could find was this:

Gerrymandering in the United States - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Gerrymandering is the practice of setting boundaries of electoral districts to favor specific political interests within legislative bodies, often resulting in districts with convoluted, winding boundaries rather than compact areas. The term "gerrymandering" was coined in 1812 after a review of the redistricting maps of Massachusetts set by Governor Elbridge Gerry noted that one of the districts looked like a mythical salamander.

Governor Gerry was a Democratic-Republican. Obviously several things have changed in the US since the War of 1812.

I support a neutral body only redistrict after the census, but believe it would take a State-supported Constitutional amendment to make it happen.

The Democratic-Republican party became the democrat party around the time Jackson took office…that was one of the things that changed since the war of 1812

The reality is there is nothing inherently wrong with gerrymandering, there is with doing it based on racism, which is what the Dems have done to insure that blacks are segregated

 

[Divine Wind]

How's giving low income tip employees up to $25K table scraps? I suppose you haven't been poor....or maybe don't really work, but 25K is a lot of money

Who said anything about making $300k on tips? Clearly you didn't even understand what you cut and pasted.

40 hour work week x 52 weeks (no vacation) = 2080 hours. $25,000/2080 = $12/hour in tips or $96/8 hour day. Note that, to obtain the deduction, the worker must report their tips. If they underreport, they pocket the difference. It's smoke and mirrors which only fools the foolish.

Trump's war in Iran will eat up all savings in gas and grocery prices.

 

[Divine Wind]

The Democratic-Republican party became the democrat party around the time Jackson took office…that was one of the things that changed since the war of 1812

The reality is there is nothing inherently wrong with gerrymandering, there is with doing it based on racism, which is what the Dems have done to insure that blacks are segregated

Things changed even more after the Civil War, after WWII, after the CRA of 1964 and after the Cold War. Those who claim the parties remained the same over the past two centuries is only fooling themselves but make it easier for TPTB to dazzle them with bullshit.

A slight disagreement on gerrymandering since, as previous posts indicate, it's done for those in power, not We, the People.

As suggested multiple times before, the goal should be for fair representation of We, the People, not to prop up politicians.

 

[struth]

40 hour work week x 52 weeks (no vacation) = 2080 hours. $25,000/2080 = $12/hour in tips or $96/8 hour day. Note that, to obtain the deduction, the worker must report their tips. If they underreport, they pocket the difference. It's smoke and mirrors which only fools the foolish.

Trump's war in Iran will eat up all savings in gas and grocery prices.

They get the deduction even if rheg don’t make 25k in tips

You really don’t understand how these things work

They will still gain savings, these are deductions they couldn’t make before and gas is cheaper on avg today then under the prior admin and inflation lower

 

[struth]

Things changed even more after the Civil War, after WWII, after the CRA of 1964 and after the Cold War. Those who claim the parties remained the same over the past two centuries is only fooling themselves but make it easier for TPTB to dazzle them with bullshit.

A slight disagreement on gerrymandering since, as previous posts indicate, it's done for those in power, not We, the People.

As suggested multiple times before, the goal should be for fair representation of We, the People, not to prop up politicians.

Of course they changed, but over all their principals are the same

The left believes in centralized power, oppression and fundamentally is at odds with the constitution

The right believes in individual freedom, personal responsibly, constitutional principals etc

 

[Superbadbrutha]

You refuse to acknowledge the damage the Great Society has done to your community.

You refuse to admit the damage America has done to our community. Our community was damaged long before the so called Great Society.

 

[struth]

You refuse to admit the damage America has done to our community. Our community was damaged long before the so called Great Society.

The demklan has new damaging it for centuries and you keep following allowing it

Heck you are pissed you can’t get an old white guy in office over a black woman now that you can’t racially gerrymander

You are a sell out

 

[Superbadbrutha]

The demklan has new damaging it for centuries and you keep following allowing it

Heck you are pissed you can’t get an old white guy in office over a black woman now that you can’t racially gerrymander

You are a sell out

Unbelievable, why are Republicans in the South gerrymandering areas that have a large number of black voters? I bet this coward won't answer.

 

[Rawley]

You refuse to admit the damage America has done to our community.

I already have. The Great Society has devastated your community

Our community was damaged long before the so called Great Society.

OK, your great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandpappy might have been a slave. Time to get the f*ck over it.

 

[Rawley]

Unbelievable, why are Republicans in the South gerrymandering areas that have a large number of black voters? I bet this coward won't answer.

To get a partisan advantage. More Republicans in Congress. Is this really rocket science to you?

 

[Superbadbrutha]

To get a partisan advantage. More Republicans in Congress. Is this really rocket science to you?

To get a white advantage.

 

[struth]

Unbelievable, why are Republicans in the South gerrymandering areas that have a large number of black voters? I bet this coward won't answer.

They aren’t. They are undoing the racially gerrymandered districts

The ones that violated the VRA

This has resulted in at least one black person being the favorite to win election

 

[Rawley]

To get a white advantage.

LOL

In Memphis, the old white man Democrat is going to be replaced by a Republican black woman

Get a clue, your party doesn't give a flying f*ck about your community, other than they keep them in political power.

 

[struth]

LOL

In Memphis, the old white man Democrat is going to be replaced by a Republican black woman

Get a clue, your party doesn't give a flying f*ck about your community, other than they keep them in political power.

Superbadbrutha know this and admitting he doesn’t care. He admitted it’s not about giving black people in positions of power, he supports racial gerrymandering to keep the demklan in power

 

[Superbadbrutha]

They aren’t. They are undoing the racially gerrymandered districts

The ones that violated the VRA

This has resulted in at least one black person being the favorite to win election

No, they are specifically targeting areas that are largely black.

Nobody violated the VRA, but republicans. The state of Alabama was held liable for racial gerrymandering, WTF are you talking about.

This has resulted in one black token being put into a position where she will do nothing for the black folks in that district.