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Trump Tax Cut Cuts Tip Tax, Skirts Health-Insurance Gap

5/14/2026

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Bartender Evan Duke in Raleigh says President Donald Trump’s tax cuts remove tip tax but he lacks affordable health insurance.
Michael Whatley and Vice President JD Vance claim the law protects no tax on tips, overtime, Social Security.
Democratic candidate Roy Cooper describes an affordability crisis driven by health-care, housing, utilities and Iran-war tariffs.
Seventy-nine-year-old Phyllis Aycock reports falling store traffic and asks whether President Donald Trump considers middle-class impacts.

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Bartender Evan Duke in Raleigh says President Donald Trump’s tax cuts remove tip tax but he lacks affordable health insurance.
Michael Whatley and Vice President JD Vance claim the law protects no tax on tips, overtime, Social Security.
Democratic candidate Roy Cooper describes an affordability crisis driven by health-care, housing, utilities and Iran-war tariffs.
Seventy-nine-year-old Phyllis Aycock reports falling store traffic and asks whether President Donald Trump considers middle-class impacts.