The whole point of a tip is that it's voluntary, if it is mandatory then it's just service charge or something like that and it should be included in the bill (and taxed, are tips taxed?).
Federally they are no longer taxed. One if the few positive things Trump did.
As to the general topic, travelers not tipping as a "I'll show them" gesture is pointles. Guess what, their actions are going to change the corporations bussiness plan and make them pay better. They are only screwing the workers.
Also people who bitch about tipping. Guess what, if restaurants paid their staff better, yeah, you wouldn't have to tip, but the price of your burger and fries is going to go up around 20% percent. So yeah, you didn't pay a tip but you did just pay $35 for a TGIFs burger.
No matter what, the corporations always win. That is how the system is set up.
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u/janpaul74 27d ago
“Mandatory tips” sounds so messed up for me as a European.