The hidden agenda behind “no tax on tips”

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<p>&ldquo;No tax on tips&rdquo; is a provision in President Trump&rsquo;s new tax-and-spending bill that promises a tax break for tipped workers. But nearly 40% of these workers don&rsquo;t earn enough to pay federal income tax and won&rsquo;t directly benefit from the policy. In his latest piece for the <a href="https://apple.news/Amj-DKRXlTq-XyPNgeYNrMw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>New Yorker</em></a>, contributing writer Eyal Press explains how the &ldquo;no tax on tips&rdquo; proposal originally came from the National Restaurant Association &mdash; known to some labor advocates as &ldquo;the other NRA&rdquo; &mdash; a powerful industry lobby that has long fought against raising wages. Press spoke with <em>Apple News In Conversation</em> host Shumita Basu about how the association has shaped labor laws behind the scenes, and why a policy that looks like a win for workers might actually serve their bosses instead.</p>