It is, honestly, a fucking terrible idea - I understand that servers are struggling but this is the worst way to fix it.
this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2024
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What's the better way to fix it?
If you are serious... Pay them a regular living wage... Remove the whole caveat that waiting staff is somehow different from any other job.
I agree.
Yup, they beat me to the punch but ensure a living wage.
Also, we can try to be careful but everytime we add a "Type of income X isn't taxed" the majority of untaxed income under that rule comes from the wealthy... dodging taxes is worth millions of dollars so the wealthy can hire teams of accountants to find loopholes.
Eliminate the submiminum wage mentioned in the article, then increase the minimum wage to something you can live on
Yes.
The sub min definitely needs to go. But my state is double the fed min and requires state min for wait staff. Min still isn't a living wage, and tips are still needed.
If a job needs doing. It needs a living wage to be paid for.
No matter how much Wall St wishes it so, we are not slaves. If you want the work done, fucking pay for it. Or go out of business.
I'll say this again for the mouth breathing politicians in the back.
Stop making the minimum wage a flat value; base it off of a calculation that's recalculated quarterly, calibrated to account for inflation, poverty levels, and cost of living on a per-County basis. Then make sure that nobody fucks with the equation.
B- b- b- then they want be able to use the promise of increases to gain political favor!
You....you get ...taxed on tips?!?!
Hahaha 😂 Fucking unreal
Hey, the government has to run somehow and since the 1% aren't paying their fair share it falls on us poors.
They'd take my blood if they could get away with it.
Are you breezing this air, are you still enjoying this sun....
Can't wait to see more jobs become tip based /s Nurses based on tips, doctors, ems, firefighters? Why not?
Its the most economical decision for them on their taxes...
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