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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OMG - an additional $4/hour does not equal your proposed 10% reduction in tips per tab. Furthermore, do you think waiters could live comfortably on $10 plus 10%? Try to put yourself in their shoes before you suggest that those of us wealthy enough to eat out regularly should stiff the working class in our high cost area. [/quote]

Idiotic post.

It's not the customer's job to make sure a waiter can live off what they earn AT THEIR JOB.  Take it up with their employer.

10% might be a little low, sure, but the major point being missed is that customers should now reduce their tips propeotionally to the rising base wages.  Those wage hikes are inevitably going to get passed onto consumers in the form of higher menu prices.

When's it stop?  You're seriously going to sit there with a straight face and tell everyone they should still tip 20% when hourly wages for tipped workers goes to $15/h?  How about $20/h? $25/h?

Sorry, but once you start exceeding minimum wage per hour, it is no longer the customer's responsibility to tip anymore. The only reason tipping existed in the first place was because wait staff were paid well below minimum wages per hour. The more that gap closes, the less customers should tip.  Admit it, you can't explain why you should tip restaurant wait staff who may soon be earning $20/h at this rate while you never tip the Amazon delivery guy who also makes $20/h even though they both provide a service.  [/quote]

You really suck as a human being. If you are not going to tip, I hope you get the service you deserve. [/quote]

You are an imbecile.

Do you tip the FedEx guy?
Do you tip the mailman?
Do you tip the driveway repair guy?
Do you tip your roofers?
Do you tip the Amazon delivery guy? 
Do you tip the bagger at the grocery store?
Do you tip the mechanic?
Do you tip your kids' teachers?
Do you tip the nurse at the hospital?

Just admit US tipping culture makes no sense.  All of those jobs above provide service, yet none of them regularly get or expect tips.  Restaurant staff are not something special. Once they start exceeding minimum wages, why is there any tipping?  The only reason tipping existed for wait staff was because they were paid far below minimum wage.  Once laws go into place forcing businesses to pay them minimum wage, customers are no logner required or expected to tip.

Again, take liveable wage issues up with employers.  It is never a customer's responsibility to ensure an employee is paid enough. It is utterly moronic to think a customer should be the ones responsible for wages.  Rising minimum wages will get reflected in menu prices.  Customers should therefore tip less since the money is going to pay increased base wages. It's really simple logic you seem to have a hard time understanding.

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