Or the complaints about getting paychecks for $5 after working a week even though all that means is that their tips were so high that the entire base wage went

Or the complaints about getting paychecks for $5 after working a week even though all that means is that their tips were so high that the entire base wage went towards tax withholding. Service industry workers lie and they lie a lot. Their tune would change very quickly if there was federal legislation outlawing tipping in lieu of higher minimum wage.