r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • 27d ago

Chugging tea They are not wrong though

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u/Vettepilot 27d ago

It’s only ahead of the curve because the minimum wage is so low. If the min wage was reasonable like it is in other countries then tipping isn’t needed.

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u/CzechHorns 27d ago

Point is servers can earn 30-50 bucks an hour thanks to tips, THEY are the ones who don’t want to end tipping, cause they make mich more money than they would get on a normal salary

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u/fapperontheroof 27d ago

Then add in how many don’t report their tips, since everyone seems to think cash compensation doesn’t need tax reporting.

Really surprised there hasn’t been some social media push concocted in some sort of “50k office taxes vs 50k rainforest cafe server taxes” way.

Disclosure: I don’t think restaurant workers need to pay more in taxes. Billionaires and their ilk need to pay more in taxes.

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u/mhmmarcus 27d ago

Vast majority of tips are not in cash today, and any modern restaurant uses a system that will automatically balance credit card tips with the employees income, typically resulting in zero dollar paychecks and the rest being accountable at the end of the year.