Because it sows division amongst subcultures of the US that dont subscribe to the tipping culture. You have people in the lowest socioeconomic classes validatin

Because it sows division amongst subcultures of the US that dont subscribe to the tipping culture. You have people in the lowest socioeconomic classes validating their disdain for some minorities because they don't tip, instead of affecting change to wage system itself, this is a useful distraction for people in higher socioeconomic classes. In places like Miami where English comprehension is very low, mandatory gratuity is added with a further line item for tipping Disparate hospitality minimum wage excecptions across the country exacerbates the level of research and discretion needed to adequately consider tipping. With some places paying a seperate lower minimum wage to restuarant workers and some places like California (where over 10% of the country lives) having normalized minimum wages but the same compulsory guilt driven tipping expectations.