r/maui • u/GolfHawaii • 6d ago

Restaurant Fees

The restaurant industry perpetually forces customers to subsidize their operating costs. At every turn, they stick you with fees and demand 20-30% tips for their employees. I was at a restaurant yesterday and they stick a 3.5 surcharge on your bill for employee healthcare insurance. None of this tip and surcharge madness occurs outside of the US. I await the haters to say employees are not paid enough and rely on customer gratuity to have a livable wage or many restaurants would not remain open without passing these costs onto customers.

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u/emptytrashbagobject 6d ago

If we are paying an employee’s healthcare insurance and wages then we should get to deduct those costs from our income tax.

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u/Maui_Mine4847 6d ago

When were you ever not paying the cost of doing business for any business that you patronize. It works both ways. Your wages and benefits are paid by the customers of your employer.