Trump made a similar promise at his own rally in the city in June — though neither he nor Harris are likely to be able to fully do that without actions from Congress.
  • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
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    10 months ago

    You think everyone one asking for a tip at the cashier is bad now?

    Yeah, this will just make it even more prevalent for sure.

    I think the proliferation of tips at almost every register instead of being limited to full service has been bad since the trend started.

    In my state restaurants pay the federal tipped minimum of just over 2 dollars an hour. Their entire income is based on tips, and until they are required to be paid a living wage, tips are a necessary evil. I tip them well because I know they are getting screwed on their paychecks more than any other job.

    Keep in mind that cash tips tend to not be taxed, which means less going into social security, medicare/medicaid, and other government services. It is still income! But when it was mostly cash it was effectively tax free.

    Now that cards are prevalent it is getting taxed, and this ‘no tax on tips’ bullshit instead of requiring a living wage just benefits business. It is a counterproductive ‘fix’ and fuck tipping culture altogether.

    You know what the worst outcome of non-taxed tips will be? The fucking wealthy tipping each other tax free to move money around. That is what it will end up being in a couple decades because that is consistent with every other similar ‘fix’ that just avoids requiring a living wage.