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Do you think that given the choice, workers would prefer tips and an unlivable wage, above a livable wage and no tips?

• rayiner 6y ago
  Many servers have opposed efforts to replace tips with a “living wage” (because servers and bartenders can make $20-30/hour with tips). Back of house staff tend to lose out from that system, so they tend to favor eliminating tips.
  • jahaja 6y ago
    And you think this hold true for the average worker, rather than the pretty obvious exceptions that make $20-30/hour?
    • JamesBarney 6y ago
      Every friend I have who is a waiter or bartender make over 15 per hour and many around 30. When I asked if they'd prefer wages even if they made the same per hour, every single one said they prefer tips.
      • Wowfunhappy 6y ago
        I don't know if it's true, but I recall reading somewhere that working class people tend to tip Uber drivers more, because "they know what it's like" to have that kind of job. If so, that's a really twisted form of price discrimination.