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How are tips immune from the inflationary effect you’re describing?

If a government mandates a higher wage or if 90% of a society voluntarily contributes tips, the effect is the same.

At the end of the day, the customer is likely paying an increased amount for a service being rendered. Except a mandatory wage increase may have the business reduce their margins while a tip puts the pressure directly on patrons.

I did tipped service work. It’s time to discourage general adoption.




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