You can start there and stay there. This does not escalate like you assume. The rest of the world works just fine with this system. I suspect that the escalati

You can start there and stay there. This does not escalate like you assume. The rest of the world works just fine with this system. I suspect that the escalation in the US has something to do with employers getting greedy and trying to reduce wages to factor in tips. I don't have any evidence to back this up.