AOC Rails Against Trump’s No Tax on Tips ‘Scam’ in ‘Deal with the Devil’ Budget Bill

Ocasio-Cortez: “On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam of that tax, a little bit of the fine print there. The cap on that is $25,000. While you’re jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the United States, while taking away their SNAP, while taking away their Medicaid, while taking — kicking them off of the ACA and their health care extensions. So if you’re at home and you’re living off tips, you do the math. Is that worth it to you? Losing all your health care, not able to feed — feed your babies, not being able to put a diaper on their bottom, in exchange for what? This bill is a deal with the devil. It explodes our national debt. It militarizes our entire economy and it strips away health care and basic dignity of the American people for what? To give Elon Musk a tax break and billionaires the greedy taking of our nation. We cannot stand for it and we will not support it. You should be ashamed.” (Applause)