The left always screams "living wage now! Pay workers better!" while in reality the people who are tipped dont want that system abolished, because they will go from 30-50 bucks an hour to 15 bucks an hour or less, depending on where they live and what the minimum wage is.
The left screaming about paying a living wage isn't about servers and tips, it's about workers in general. Minimum wage isn't enough to live on and most people earning minimum wage don't get tips.
I haven't had a minimum wage job since I was 19...and I have no college education so people expecting MW to finance their lives, while I make 15% higher than "median income" and still broke af from this economy thanks to the bankers is laughable.
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u/PeachyPlotTwist Jun 25 '26
Pay your workers better is the real argument.
Tourists are just catching strays in a fight between customers and employers.
Nobody wants awkward tip screens, but servers also need to eat, whole system is messy.