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Old 07-14-2025, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Rainger99 View Post
Or the restaurant could just pay everyone a minimum wage. Why is it that Europe can do it and the USA cannot do it?

If a restaurant paid waiters 2x or 3x the minimum wage, would you still tip?
If tipping was still customary and the restaurant did not request that we did not tip then yes, I would still tip.

I have never, not once, asked a server what their hourly rate was.
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