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Old 01-28-2023, 10:00 AM
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Family communities have always existed in The Villages. As far as I know, Villagers don't subsidize them. Residents of family villages do not have access to amenities nor are they golf cart accessible.
I suppose that the Morse family sees an opportunity to derive income from that particular segment of the market. Why would they not? It does not, as you suggest change the fabric of the community.

Raising the minimum wage only creates inflation which actually makes it more difficult for those making minimum wage. Minimum wage was never meant to be something that people could survive or raise a family on.

As far as tipping. I never tip for counter service. It has never been requested until recently. I resent the fact that it is often included in the credit card machines that many fast food companies now use.

Table service on the other hand is a different matter. Service people work hard and take care of our needs. They make a lower minimum age and deserved to be tipped.
Now some might say, just raise their minimum wage to the same level as all other workers. All that would do would be increase the prices on everything in the restaurant. This is especially true since people are not going to do that job for minimum wage. People get into the service business because they know if they do a good job, they will be rewarded.
If you worked this increase into the prices of the product, you need to consider that not only will the restaurant owners have to increase prices by the new wage but they would also have to include the increases in taxes and workman's comp and other expenses into the prices. So if you tip 20% now, imagine a price increase of 25%-30& across the board. Also, if your server does not do a very good job, you have the option of tipping less.
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