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Kamala Harris borrows from Donald Trump with a perk to the Culinary Union at a raucous rally in Las Vegas: eliminating taxes on tips.

The other bit that was altered reflected the fact that the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, a powerhouse in Nevada politics, just endorsed Harris the day before. They had given some approving nods to Trump’s newly-arrived-at position that federal taxes should be eliminated on tips, a policy first instituted by Ronald Reagan in 1982. 

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“When I am president we will continue our fight for working families of America, including to raise the minimum wage, and eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.” A campaign official said these two concepts, which would need Congressional approval, would travel together.

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