When President Donald Trump proposed “No Tax On Tips” on the campaign trail last year, it struck a chord with millions of Americans. The idea resonated because it addressed something real: working people trying to keep up with rising costs and doing everything they can to stay ahead.

But as Congress begins drafting this policy, there’s one key group at risk of being left out: millions of tipped workers who get tipped every day for delivering meals, groceries and more.

Most people don’t realize this, but current versions of the “No Tax On Tips” legislation would only apply to certain employees, like restaurant servers. It would leave out independent contractors, including the drivers and delivery workers so many of us rely on daily.

That means there would still be a tax on tips for someone like Maliki, a mother of three in Florida who runs a small business and delivers with DoorDash to help cover her son’s diabetes care. Or Joe, a retired dad and grandfather in Wisconsin who started making deliveries to help pay for his kids’ college........

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