The hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president

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    3 months ago

    what was the pledge? “mexico will pay for it”? the most incredible thing is that there are >0 people who still believe a single goddamn word coming out of his face anus

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      3 months ago

      Considering he wants to cut corporate tax rates to 15% (reminder the TCJA scam cut them from 35-21% already) surely we’ll all just start making more money including tips! It’ll definitely work this time guys!

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        3 months ago

        When asked why 15% by a group of business leaders he was meeting with, he replied “it’s a nice round number.”

        That’s it. No economic reason, no tax justification, “number look good.”

        Surprisingly, some of the business leaders didn’t like that he was an idiot.

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      3 months ago

      If he was ever going to follow through with it at all (doubtful), it was a hollow pledge that wouldn’t have affected most of the tipped income or helped most tipped workers in the country anyways:

      https://www.axios.com/2024/07/25/trump-eliminate-taxes-tips-restaurant-workers-wages

      Now things that Harris proposes like re expanding the child tax credit (refundable meaning paid out even if the person doesn’t pay taxes) could provide a huge boost to workers with kids, for just one example. Or for another, Trump’s proposed tarrifs costing each family $1700 a year on average. Or another, Harris continuing to appoint labor friendly individuals to the NLRB, helping to fight employers engaging in union busting activities. Easy choice.