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I mean, the US could just get a decent welfare state like a grown-up country, but instead you have the worst paid members of society depending on tips.
by moomin 4y ago
I mean, the US could just get a decent welfare state like a grown-up country, but instead you have the worst paid members of society depending on tips.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoNo thanks. I don't want a welfare state and I don't want to tip either.
- ASalazarMX 4y agoYou already have a welfare state, but it goes to businessmen instead. The more money you have, the easier it is to pay fewer taxes. Money want to trickle up.
- DrThunder 4y agoGive us an example of how higher taxes have benefited the low class. Maybe you could use a high tax haven like California? I think you've made the mistaken assumption that government has your best interests at heart. Has the government trickled down that tax money to worthy causes? Do you expect that same government who gives these wealthy businessmen so much to suddenly invest MORE tax money wisely? It seems to me that we have constant tax increases with no benefit except to pad elitists pockets in Washington.
- maerF0x0 4y agoI agree with 2OEH8eoCRo0 . When I say I do not want a welfare state, I mean for businessmen too.
- kofejnik 4y agowaiters aren't the worst paid workers by far
- seizethecheese 4y agoThanks to tips they make roughly 3x what the back of house staff make and their work is much easier (I have experience).
- DrThunder 4y agoWhat does a "decent welfare state" mean? Have you seen the amount of people that are jobless in the US right now even though there's a plethora of jobs available? The US must have a pretty heavy welfare state for that to continue. Additionally, I assume you believe decent welfare state = a handful of 1st world western European nations and maybe Australia/NZ? You may want to check the average salaries of these locations. Higher welfare states come with a lot of cons... it's not all rainbows and daisies. A safety net should be just that.... a safety net. Otherwise, you risk LA Skid Row type ramifications or feces/meth needle ridden streets in SF where essentially no one is benefiting. Economically, exactly how does your plan work?
- luckylion 4y agoGermany has "a decent welfare state". Wait staff depends on tips to make their job worthwhile. Not as badly as in the US, but there's a reason they weren't rushing back into the hospitality industry after the Covid lockdowns were lifted: when they had to work elsewhere, many realized how much more they'd make, how much easier the job is, and how much less abusive the bosses are. Tipping is just a cultural thing, the welfare state doesn't have a lot to do with it.
- maerF0x0 4y ago> grown-up country Sanctimonious without good argument.