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What To Know Ahead Of Trump’s Visit to Nevada: Prices Are Up, Tourism Is Down, and Workers Feel Stiffed

Las Vegas voter: “I feel like a lot of the servers, bartenders, waitresses, tip earners were gaslit by the ‘no tax on tips.’”

Las Vegas’s “Trump Slump” is real — tourism is down, prices are up, and hardworking Nevadans are left paying the price of Donald Trump’s reckless agenda.

Here’s what you need to know ahead of Trump’s visit to Nevada today:

  • Trump’s temporary no tax on tips policy is littered with loopholes that could leave Nevada workers behind – all while his tax breaks for billionaires are permanent. Democrats Susie Lee, Dina Titus, and Steven Horsford are fighting to strengthen no taxes on tips by making it permanent.
  • Nevada has seen a sharp decline in tourism since Trump took office, attributed to a sputtering economy and international tourists being turned off by the President’s reckless tariffs and rhetoric – leading to fewer jobs and lower tips for workers.
  • Roughly two in five tipped workers depend on Medicaid or get their health care through the Affordable Care Act marketplace – meaning two million tipped workers, many of whom wouldn’t qualify for Trump’s version of no taxes on tips, could lose their health care because of the Big, Ugly Law.
  • Despite campaigning on lowering costs, Trump’s agenda is spiking gas prices across Nevada – with the average driver paying over $5 per gallon.
  • Because of Trump’s Big, Ugly Law, gamblers can no longer deduct 100% of their losses. Experts say this policy change could drive gamblers offshore, jeopardize local businesses, and put thousands of Nevada jobs at risk.
  • The Big, Ugly Law provides more in tax breaks to the top 1% than to the bottom 80% COMBINED, while raising taxes on the poorest 40% of Americans.

DCCC Spokesperson Lindsay Reilly:
“The Big, Ugly reality is that Donald Trump prioritized permanent tax breaks for billionaires over hardworking Nevadans. Voters see through Trump’s hollow promises and will hold Republicans accountable at the ballot box in November.”

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