Harris matches Trump proposal to ban taxes on tips at Las Vegas rally

• Vice President Kamala Harris pledged to eliminate taxes on tips if she wins the presidency, echoing the same proposal Donald Trump announced in June.
• Both candidates made their tax-free tip promises at rallies in Nevada, a key battleground state where the hospitality industry employs roughly a quarter of the state's workforce.
• Economists and budget experts have poked holes in the policy proposal, noting that it would strain federal revenue and likely not ease tax burdens on low-income workers as intended.

Vice President Kamala Harris pledged to eliminate taxes on tips in the service and hospitality sectors if she wins the presidency, echoing the same proposal former President Donald Trump announced months earlier.

Both candidates promised tax-free tips at separate rallies in Las Vegas, making a direct appeal to voters in Nevada, a key battleground state where the hospitality industry employs roughly a quarter of the state's workforce, according to June employment numbers.

"Itis my promise to everyone here, when I am president, we will continue our fight for working families of America; including to raise the minimum wage, and eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers," Harris said at her Las Vegas rally on Saturday, which drew a crowd of over 12,000, according to the campaign.

The proposal came a day after the Culinary Workers Union, a major labor group in Nevada, endorsed Harris. Ahead of her rally on Saturday, Harris said her campaign plans to unveil an official economic policy platform in the coming days.

Trump quickly took to social media to claim credit for the proposal, which he put forward in June at his own Las Vegas rally.

"[Harris] has no imagination, whatsoever, as shown by the fact that she