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So you like to facilitate tax evasion? So that tax that's not being paid gets paid by some other schmuck -- like the cooks or the busboys that don't generally w

So you like to facilitate tax evasion? So that tax that's not being paid gets paid by some other schmuck -- like the cooks or the busboys that don't generally work from tips?

koolba 9y ago
Essentially yes. I explicitly tip in cash to allow for the option. It’s up to the receiver to make that determination and I clearly can’t force them to do so. Part of it is an assumption on my part that someone working as a waiter isn’t exactly on the highest rung of society (economically) and could use a hand. It costs me nothing extra to do so yet could have some value for them. I also go out of my way to directly tip bus boys. Again for all the same reasons as above. The only cooks I’ve tipped are those with direct interaction with me as a customer. So omelette station, street vendor, or mom and pop diner with one of them operating the kitchen. It’s not that I don’t think other cooks deserve tips, it’s just not feasible to tip them and I assume if they’re in a position not to receive them then their wages should reflect that.
Gargoyle 9y ago
I dunno how it works everywhere, but when I worked as a busboy and then later as a barback (similar job), I was paid a percentage of the tips from each waitress or bartender, directly from each individual to me.