Former President Donald Trump revealed Thursday he’s aiming to help hourly wage earners by eliminating income taxes on overtime pay.
The former president unveiled his monumental new economic proposal at a campaign event Thursday in Tucson, Arizona, saying the plan incentivizes people to work while increasing take-home pay.
“Today, I’m also announcing that as part of our additional tax cuts, we will end all taxes on overtime,” Trump declared, revealing the novel plan for the first time.
TRUMP ROLLS OUT NEW POLICY PROPOSAL
— Drew Hernandez (@DrewHLive) September 12, 2024
NO TAX ON OVERTIME PAY
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“Think of that,” Trump repeated, as the audience roared.
The former president went on to say economists advised him implementing the notion could have “unbelievable” outcomes for the US workforce.
“You’ll get a whole new workforce by doing the no taxes on overtime,” Trump described being told.
Trump continued: “The people who work overtime are among the hardest working citizens in our country. And for too long, no one in Washington has been looking out for them.”
“They’re police officers, nurses, factory workers, construction workers, truck drivers, and machine operators.”
“It’s time for the working man and woman to finally catch a break,” he added.
The former president’s new plan to improve the economy by allowing working-class citizens to pocket more of their hard-earned money follows a previous proposal to help service industry workers by eliminating income tax reporting requirements on tips.
Trump’s latest proposal is so groundbreaking that it’s only a matter of time before Democrat opponent Kamala Harris copies the idea, a habit Trump called her out on during Tuesday night’s debate, saying he plans to send her a MAGA hat.
“She has no policy. Everything that she believed three years ago is out the window, she’s going to my philosophy now. In fact, I was gonna send her a MAGA hat,” Trump said.
Donald Trump says he was going to send Kamala Harris a MAGA hat because she’s copying him 😭 pic.twitter.com/ffH8Jm8Dzk
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) September 11, 2024
The Harris campaign has been criticized for stealing Trump’s “no tax on tips” policy, along with his child tax credit initiative, while claiming to be tough on the border by using images of the former president’s border wall.
🚨 ABC just CALLED OUT Kamala Harris for using video of President Trump’s border wall in her new ads
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 26, 2024
If even *ABC* is calling her out for her hypocrisy, you know it’s REALLY bad 🤣 pic.twitter.com/R9DakoOKw5
Trump’s latest idea to galvanize America’s workforce is so strong, it’s only a matter of time before Harris pilfers it and claims it as her own.