This assumes everyone is tipping the same, "fair", unified rate; they aren't, though: people who tip more--for a variety of reasons that might have nothing to d

This assumes everyone is tipping the same, "fair", unified rate; they aren't, though: people who tip more--for a variety of reasons that might have nothing to do with the wait staff--are subsidizing the prices for people who tip less. I wrote more about this in my adjacent comment below: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34459678 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34459678