Gov. Beshear gets behind 'no tax on tips' supported by Harris, Trump

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, who was on the shortlist for Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, told Just the News he supports exempting tips from income tax.

"It could be helpful, as long as it's not an excuse to lower people's wages. I mean this, we're talking about folks in the service industry that work really hard to get by, and at the end of the day, if it puts more money into people's pockets, it's a good thing," Beshear said during an interview at the Democratic National Convention.

The Biden-Harris administration tried to improve tax compliance on tips prior to Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign promise to end tax on tips. Prior to Harris' pledge, Trump had said he would end the practice, writing “no tax on tips” on a restaurant receipt at a campaign stop, and accused Harris of copying him.

“How long will it be before Kamala Harris comes out with another TRUMP policy like, ‘No Taxes will be paid by our Senior Citizens on Social Security?’ She’s looking really bad now! Everyone is waiting to see what idea, or policy of mine, she will copy next,” he said.