Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump unveiled his plan for additional tax cuts on Thursday, promising to eliminate all taxes on overtime pay if he wins the election in November. Trump made this announcement during a campaign rally in Tucson, Arizona.
“As part of our additional tax cuts, we will end taxes on overtime,” Trump told the enthusiastic crowd. “The people who work overtime are among the hardest working citizens in our country and for too long, no one in Washington has been looking out for them.”
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Trump claims that economists have shown support for this proposed policy, suggesting it could lead to the creation of a new workforce. “That gives more people an incentive to work,” Trump said, making a strategic appeal to Arizona, a crucial battleground state that could be decisive in the upcoming presidential election.
Historically, Arizona has consistently leaned Republican in nearly every presidential election since World War II. However, Biden narrowly won the state in 2020. The shift in Arizona’s political landscape has been attributed to the influx of people moving from traditionally blue states and a realignment that has seen suburban voters, particularly women, favor Democratic candidates, as noted by PBS News.
While Republicans still outnumber Democrats in Arizona, about one-third of the electorate identifies as independent. Recently, in a predominantly Republican area of Phoenix, Ohio Senator JD Vance, Trump’s running mate, appeared at an event alongside Charlie Kirk, founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA.
In addition to his plan to remove taxes on overtime pay, Trump has also pledged to eliminate taxes on tips as part of his broader economic policies—a promise that the Harris campaign later echoed.
