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How would banning taxes on tips actually work?

caption: Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are pushing to end taxes on tipping. But economists say any policy that bans taxes on tips could be abused if guardrails aren't put in place.
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Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are pushing to end taxes on tipping. But economists say any policy that bans taxes on tips could be abused if guardrails aren't put in place.
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Both major party presidential nominees Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are on the same side of one issue. Getting rid of taxes on tips. But what would that really look like in practice?

Wailin Wong and Darian Woods from NPR's daily economics podcast, The Indicator, dive into the potential guardrails for a policy that many economists believe could easily go off track.

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