When I was 18 years old, on the first day of my first job as a waitress, I was cornered by four waitresses and told that they only declared half their tips, and in a threatening way, informed me that I must do the same or risk getting them in trouble with the government. As a naive young woman, I didn't know about FICA or even consider m…
When I was 18 years old, on the first day of my first job as a waitress, I was cornered by four waitresses and told that they only declared half their tips, and in a threatening way, informed me that I must do the same or risk getting them in trouble with the government. As a naive young woman, I didn't know about FICA or even consider my future Social Security Benefits. I am confident that most tip earners are in economic survival mode and do not think about the future, even if they think they might live to old age.
That's where the government comes in to "promote the general welfare" and look out for the citizens. We must elect public servants who are not selfish like Trump and his ilk to ensure we don't end up with legislation that ultimately harms tip workers while boosting the money piles of the already wealthy.
By the way, we saw Thom at the book signing and heard him speak about his new book, why it was decided to reduce the size of the middle class, how they did it, and what we must do to grow the middle class again. I wanted to shake Thom's hand and have him sign my copy, but he was swamped by folks as eager as I to meet him, and we needed to find our hotel, so we left. I wonder if a signed copy of "The Hidden History of the American Dream: The Demise of the Middle Class and How to Rescue Our Future" will be valuable someday. Thanks for all you do, Thom, to help create a better future for us and our descendants. Also, I met some great ladies who are doing their best to get Harris elected.
When I was 18 years old, on the first day of my first job as a waitress, I was cornered by four waitresses and told that they only declared half their tips, and in a threatening way, informed me that I must do the same or risk getting them in trouble with the government. As a naive young woman, I didn't know about FICA or even consider my future Social Security Benefits. I am confident that most tip earners are in economic survival mode and do not think about the future, even if they think they might live to old age.
That's where the government comes in to "promote the general welfare" and look out for the citizens. We must elect public servants who are not selfish like Trump and his ilk to ensure we don't end up with legislation that ultimately harms tip workers while boosting the money piles of the already wealthy.
By the way, we saw Thom at the book signing and heard him speak about his new book, why it was decided to reduce the size of the middle class, how they did it, and what we must do to grow the middle class again. I wanted to shake Thom's hand and have him sign my copy, but he was swamped by folks as eager as I to meet him, and we needed to find our hotel, so we left. I wonder if a signed copy of "The Hidden History of the American Dream: The Demise of the Middle Class and How to Rescue Our Future" will be valuable someday. Thanks for all you do, Thom, to help create a better future for us and our descendants. Also, I met some great ladies who are doing their best to get Harris elected.