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Originally Posted by Young-Sneezy
edit: this is just a GMG hahaha
I am basically against tipping.
edit 2: I still tip and keep my anger to myself. But deep down it breaks me every time i have to pay extra for piss poor service.
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Originally Posted by wookster
I think a tip should be something a waiter/waitress should earn and not just expect. I don't get my bonus at work unless I earn it, niether should you.
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You either tip to offset the server making a miniscule "wage" paid to the server by their employer, or you pay a guaranteed higher price so that the server is making the actual minimum wage. That isn't a "bonus" that server is working for. That is regular salary that server is working for.
Minimum wage for servers in PA is around $2.82/hour. If you have crappy service, obviously that's an issue--take it up with the manager. But if you have competent service and you don't want to tip based on some 'principal,' you're basically a terrible person. Waiting tables is a miserable job where you make pennies to let people treat you like garbage. You rarely get any benefits or sick days.
I'm of the belief that if you can't afford to tip at least 15%, you shouldn't be eating in a restaurant with servers. If you can't or won't tip, get fast food or cook for yourself. I also think that anyone who complains about tipping servers should work as a server for six months and realize what a terrible job it is.
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Originally Posted by BigBrodieFan
Welfare recipients in the US should have to take drug tests just like workers do.
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Great idea in theory, but it doesn't stand up to logic. Unless you can find a company willing to administer the tests free of charge, the government loses money by testing so many recipients.
The average family of four would need to be on welfare for over 100 years to get the same dollar amount in "benefits" as your typical millionaire CEOgets in tax breaks on a yearly basis.