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		ryandrake on Aug 15, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: No tax on tips: Why politicians love it, and econo... This is classic class division: "You shouldn't want to get X because your neighbor is getting X+1."

frakkingcylons on Aug 15, 2024 | [–]

It's not. Why should the back of the house pay more on taxes just because they don't get tips?

ryandrake on Aug 15, 2024 | | [–]

The back of the house is not suddenly paying more. The front of the house would just be paying less.

tadfisher on Aug 15, 2024 | [–]

The argument worked against student loan forgiveness.

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