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In reply to the discussion: "I don't tip." [View all]COcook
(18 posts)The argument is that tips support servers, so restaurants can pay them less, so restaurants can charge less, and people can afford to eat out, and restaurants stay in business, and then provide jobs to servers.
If there was no tipping, prices would be higher. Please do a little research and check out the states without a tip credit. The prices are higher across the board, and the survival rate is lower. Jobs disappear when restaurants close.
The margins in a restaurant are very slim. If we make 10%, we are extremely happy. Yeah, of your $10 burger, we make a buck. It is one of the toughest businesses in the country.
You all like to attack anyone making a profit, without even the most basic understanding of the economics of the industry. Profits lead to jobs.
BTW, I worked my way up from a dishwasher, so I might have at least a basic idea of how it works. What do you do?