There needs to be a Supreme Court ruling that outlaws tying wages to tips received. This is what caused the mess we are in now. Tipping is rife with racial and

There needs to be a Supreme Court ruling that outlaws tying wages to tips received. This is what caused the mess we are in now. Tipping is rife with racial and sexual discrimination[1] and contributes to wage instability and other problems, but it is a prisoner's dilemma situation because if one company increases their prices to incorporate tips, but another does not, the prices of the company that increased their prices will appear artificially high and will lose customers. The few companies that tried no-tipping had to end it[2]. Until systemic changes are implemented, I think the amount people tip should not be tied to service received to avoid bias (i.e. if you generally tip restaurant servers 20%, then tip all servers 20% and if you receive better or worse service do not tip more or less, but rather change the frequency that you are a patron). For tips requested for non-service interactions (e.g. self-checkouts), it is probably better not to tip so that it does not proliferate the problem. [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/05/black-restaurant-workers-received-less-in-tips-than-others-during-pandemic.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/05/black-restaurant-workers-rec... [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/20/dining/danny-meyer-no-tips.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/20/dining/danny-meyer-no-tip...