Tax-free overtime could be Republicans’ 2026 game-changer.
This overlooked tax policy could win Republicans the midterms. David Marcus says eliminating taxes on overtime pay could be the GOP's secret weapon in 2026. While the "big beautiful bill" heads to the Senate, no policy excites working Americans more than tax-free overtime.
Marcus has heard this repeatedly from coal miners in Ohio to steel workers in Indiana. Unlike the more publicized no-tax-on-tips, overtime affects millions of jobs you can actually raise a family on. For workers in plants, mines, and factories, this represents a meaningful raise they can plan around, not just a one-time stimulus check.
By fall 2026, if American workers are keeping more of their hard-earned money, every Republican candidate can point to Democrat incumbents and say "they voted against it." Senate Democrats face a difficult choice – support the policy or explain to voters why they want to take away their raise. Trump has once again identified an issue that deeply resonates with voters but is largely ignored by the media.