Kamala Harris is ahead of Trump in the electoral race.
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Former editor-in-chief of Ogonyok, who lived in the United States for 10 years, with KP political commentator Alexander Gamov
… – Vitaly Alekseevich, Donald Trump accused his rival Kamala Harris of “stealing ideas.” He said this after she promised to eliminate tip taxes after winning the election.
– You see, in the United States taxes are one of the most important topics of reflection for all people, especially from the middle of the year onwards.
– But what are tip taxes? When you lived in the United States, did you also pay them?
– I paid for everything.
For example, I even hired a special person to calculate my taxes.
– Are there that many?
– Yes, there you have to pay for everything: fees, what you write in newspapers, magazines, salaries. For everything.
– But what does the tip have to do with it?
– Since you have to pay by credit card in restaurants, you naturally also have to tip (at least 10%) for every order, and this is also subject to tax.
– And these councils are also present in the electoral programmes…
Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Photo: REUTERS.
– You see, there is an old principle in American propaganda: you have to find out what people fear most and then immediately blame it all on your competitor.
Yes, people don’t want to pay taxes on tips; well, then I’ll blame my competitor for trying to steal this idea from me, and so on.
Do you understand what the problem is? You and I are not that interested in this. We are interested in how he (or she, depending on who the Americans choose) will build relations with our country.
Let them pay the waiters according to their own system… But in any case, Harris and Trump are now tightly boxed in.
– They have almost the same qualifications, and even Harris sometimes surpasses Trump.
– Why do you think?
– Because Trump has already given everything he can in general – in his disputes with Biden. And now he is already clinging to anything. And Harris accuses him of everything: taxes on tips, something else comes to the fore…
– Let us wait and continue to evaluate the actions of the US President-elect, who will begin to address more serious problems.
– Understood. Thank you very much, Vitaly Alekseevich.
