Everybody just wants more money on both sides. Customers want to be able to spend the least amount of money going out. Business want to maximize their income.

Everybody just wants more money on both sides. Customers want to be able to spend the least amount of money going out. Business want to maximize their income. Tipping (and added taxes/fees) is just mudding the water. It is making it harder for consumers to see what is the real price is for the goods/services. As a consumer I want all businesses to be forced to have explicit upfront pricing so they can all compete over. Some businesses will die but this is better in the long term