This week, we finally got some more details on President Donald Trump’s “no tax on tips” plan, which started as a campaign-trail proposal and snowballed into bipartisan policy. The new Treasury Department guidelines, Eric Levitz writes, are comically broad, and the plan doesn’t really hold up under scrutiny.
Eric argues persuasively that “no tax on tips” is an example of the shortcomings of economic populism. It’s a popular policy — and yet, if Democrats want to remain the party of progressives, they’ll nonetheless need to be willing to oppose it.
His story offers clarity and insight as a slogan transforms into policy. This kind of work is made possible by our Vox Members. If you would like to support Vox’s independent journalism, please consider becoming a Vox Member today.
—Angela Chen, senior politics, policy, and ideas editor
