The alternative to capitalism is not socialism, but I understand where you are coming from. I believe the kind of character(capital owner) utilizing the curren

The alternative to capitalism is not socialism, but I understand where you are coming from. I believe the kind of character(capital owner) utilizing the current system is going to be best tuned to exploit; a process made easiest (in regards to US service industries) by our “tipping culture.” > And nothing prevents 'workers' from pooling their resources You are “technically” correct but really so very wrong in practice. That same exploitation driven by capitalism makes it so hard to “pull yourself up by bootstraps” even in a group, if you’re always (by design) one paycheck away from homelessness. (Also a caste kept alive by design.) > The US needs to get rid of the idea that it is the customer's responsibility to pay servers' wages over and above what they're already paying for the food. I completely agree!