> no restaurant can afford a $40/hr minimum wage. Of course they can: increase prices accordingly (I'm not commenting on what a reasonable wage for serving is,

> no restaurant can afford a $40/hr minimum wage. Of course they can: increase prices accordingly (I'm not commenting on what a reasonable wage for serving is, just that tipping is a bad way to get to that wage). It's not like customers don't have to consider the cost of the mandatory tipping bullshit when you consider where to eat and whether you can afford it in any case.