> It is the workplace's responsibility to pay their staff adequately. NOT YOURS. I don't get this argument, because at the end of the day you're paying both wa

> It is the workplace's responsibility to pay their staff adequately. NOT YOURS. I don't get this argument, because at the end of the day you're paying both ways. Either you're paying higher menu prices (because labor costs have increased) or you're paying tips (because labor costs are artificially low and you're supplementing them). There is no magical "the business pays its employees more, but everything you buy stays the same price." Especially not with food service margins.