While I agree that tipping isn't really tipping if it is compelled, it's not tax either. No more so than any other cost slapped onto a price that goes to the ow

While I agree that tipping isn't really tipping if it is compelled, it's not tax either. No more so than any other cost slapped onto a price that goes to the owners or employees of a company. Taxes are those costs that are slapped on the price to cover payments to the government.