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Originally Posted by jammies
Why does an high-school educated oil rig worker take home >$100 000 a year? Or, who cares? Some jobs, that require the same basic skills, make different amounts of money. This is not noteworthy. Nor is it a problem that needs to be "fixed", unless by raising the wages of those on the wrong end of the pay scale.
Let me lay out the cheapskates' argument more clearly: servers shouldn't make tips, restaurants should charge the same (or less!) for food, and if servers' can't be paid a reasonable wage for their work, well, too bad, *I'm* doing all right.
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I don't think most people's problem is with tipping itself. The problem arises when the server starts to feel entitled to their 15-20% tip, and the service level falls as a result, then the server places the blame on the patron for being a cheapskate. Most people on this board seem to be perfectly happy tipping generously when they receive good service, but it seems like good service is becoming a thing of the past and now it's expected that people tip generously regardless of the level of service.