Have you ever worked a job where a lot of your income came from tips (e.g., waiter in the US)?
If so, would you support a law that required to be paid a normal hourly wage (at general market rate for someone with your skill/experience), with the elimination of tips?
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For context, the reason I said "no" is because of the ability to take advantage of tax audits. I was able to control my declarations and limit the amount I paid in annual taxes every year. I'd support the elimination of tip wages with thoughtful tax reform.
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Yes I was a server and absolutely not.
The tips were the reason I worked there. If I wanted to make hourly I'd go get an hourly job
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I worked at a Waffle House years ago. I gave excellent service, even my boss said so. I averaged maybe $40 in tips every 12-14 hour shift I did. I remember I worked a 17 hour shift and only made $70, with base pay.
Tips are awful if you're not "attractive" to the tipper.
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I loved getting tips. If it allowed for Healthcare and retirement I never would have stopped. Can't beat it for hours worked, though
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I'd guess that your twitter polls will have some kind of libertarian bias; do you have a idea on how a sample more representative of the broader US would respond?
(I think this also affected the uber driver / prop 22 poll)
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The details of the law would matter enormously.
So would the particular job, as to whether it was a benefit or not.
"General market rate" could get tricky, too.
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I worked for $2.15 per hour while I was a server in Texas. That should be illegal.
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