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At least five states are considering requiring full minimum wages for tip earners this year (www.nbcnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

The state of Texas is committed to ending slavery in the coming decade. As a first step they are proposing that minimum wage should cover an entire cardboard box living quarters. And we're not talking shoebox size Amazon hand me downs that still have the return address tag! They will remove the tag and provide enough duct tape to seal that portion of the box. Under article 17 of the 2024 end of slavery pact, they propose that men and women under the age of 27 shall not be responsible for sealing and or weather proofing their cardboard boxes. Older people are not covered yet, but may be covered as soon as two or three more migrant babies are sold back to their respective Mexican families. Indeed, Texas is making strides to accommodate the world's demands for fair treatment of human rights and the people who should have them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (18 children)

It's also bullshit that tipped workers rarely pay taxes on the vast majority of their earnings. We're subsiding their wages, access to infrastructure, and social services.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

I feel like this was true when cash was more widely used, however, anytime recently I’ve been out it’s always a tip on the card (which they can’t “hide” from the govt).

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Restaurants lobby US government to pay their staff less than minimum wage
Restaurants tell customers if they want better service, they should tip their server
Customers begrudgingly begin tipping their servers
Sexually attractive female servers in their early 20s absolutely destroy, making people think there's a scam at work (seriously, I've seen girls I've worked with go on back to back WEEKEND vacations to Cancun on their tips, and I live in Canada, but it's not a scam, it's just horny dudes simping for their server)
People start to complain about tipping culture, seemingly blaming the server for just working a job and not the restaurant owner for paying their staff starvation wages (we are here right now)
States mandate minimum wage for service industry staff
Restaurant prices go up to pay for wages but tip culture begins to go away
Servers are making less money so they go get easier jobs that pay the same (working in a restaurant can be fucking BRUTAL)
Restaurants hire more and more Indian immigrants, while hard working, are indicative of an even larger societal problem
Restaurant owners continue to make out like bandits, while customers and staff get shafted.

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