'DoorDash Grandma' Sharon Simmons from Arkansas made a special delivery to the White House—and shared how President Trump’s “no tax on tips” policy is impacting her bottom line.
“Half my income is tips,” she told America Reports—adding the measure has helped her save thousands.… pic.twitter.com/fqFCk4C114
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A stunning new revelation surfaced Monday in the saga of the Arkansas grandma who works for DoorDash proudly showcased by the White House and its media apparatus as no longer having to pay tax on the tips that some people can optionally pay her for delivering McDonald’s, Popeye’s, and KFC to other people: Retired grandmas, as in the ones who have stopped working because they have enough in savings, pension, and other resources to maintain their lifestyle, do not have to pay taxes on tips either. In fact in a lot of other countries where the social benefits for elderly citizens are more equitable they usually simply stop working at a certain age irrespective of whether they have savings, pensions, etc. They don’t have to deliver fast food on DoorDash if they don’t want to.