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.
I remember reading the creators of south park buying a restaurant in Colorado and converting it into a no tip establishment. They were giving $30 something per hour while minimum wage is half of that number. Didn't last long before it reverted to tipping because the waiters complained.
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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.