>2. You ARE hurting the underpaid, exploited worker. This is just hope for the hopeless. If an adult needs the few dollars, they have bigger problems. If you

>2. You ARE hurting the underpaid, exploited worker. This is just hope for the hopeless. If an adult needs the few dollars, they have bigger problems. If you can solve the coordination problem between diners and the explosion of tipping (largely due to employers trying to fight for unskilled workers by promising some extra tip revenue) the tipping might be extinguished entirely and a correction can occur.