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Tipping isn't the problem here. It's about establishing baseline pay. Restaurant staff shouldn't be paid lower than minimum wage, which is already pretty low an
by vsskanth 6y ago
Tipping isn't the problem here. It's about establishing baseline pay. Restaurant staff shouldn't be paid lower than minimum wage, which is already pretty low and be expected to make it up with tips.
- Bostonian 6y agoIf an employer and employee agree on a wage rate, I don't think it's the government's business to intervene, regardless of the level. If you think someone is being underpaid at wage x, create a comparable job paying more than x.
- jgwil2 6y agoWe're not even discussing the minimum wage here; it already is a thing whether you agree with it or not. The question is whether there should be two different rates for positions that are customarily tipped, thus decreasing price transparency and shifting the responsibility of paying the employees from the employer to the customer.
- vsskanth 6y agoThis is a classic argument but it doesn't hold when one needs to work for their basic needs in order to survive (food, clothing, shelter, healthcare). If basic needs are gauranteed in some way for everyone, then yes, you don't need a minimum wage and can work for whatever wage rate you want.