Like so many things in an ideal world he's right. However you can't get there from here. Far too many employers in tipping services discount the employees pay

Like so many things in an ideal world he's right. However you can't get there from here. Far too many employers in tipping services discount the employees pay to where the tips make the take home approach a living wage. Getting those employers to increase the cost of their services to cover lost tips with extra wages is not the least bit realistic.