When a Las Vegas cocktail waitress pitched President Donald Trump on eliminating taxes on tips, it seemed like a surefire bet: an easily digestible policy that could break Democrats’ longtime hold on Nevada’s political machine by wooing culinary workers.
At first, it seemed to work, with Trump becoming the first Republican presidential candidate to capture the state in two decades. But like many schemes cooked up on the Las Vegas Strip, Trump’s luck may be running out.
The city took a hit in the first year of Trump’s term with a sharp drop in tourism, blunting the financial impact of the ...
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