Trump Vows to End Taxes on Tips in Bid to Woo Restaurant Workers

Donald Trump’s out-of-left-field proposal to eliminate taxes on tipped income for hospitality workers is his latest attempt to appeal to younger voters and people of color.

The idea — tucked into an hour-long campaign rally in Las Vegas on Sunday alongside complaints about immigrants and electric vehicles — is one of the few specific tax plans Trump has outlined during the campaign, as Congress prepares for negotiations next year when key portions of his 2017 tax overhaul are set to expire.

“This is more campaign politics than it is serious tax policy,” said Erica York of the Tax Foundation, ...