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Tipping culture should die, and 7 states thus far have banned the mistreatment of servers via reducing their wage due to earned tips. Amazon knew this practice was against the spirit of the law in its home state, and it likely would result in penalties if Working Washington or similar chooses to take them to court over this fraudulent practice.

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I got sad by those numbers. Looking at them I wonder how the workers are able to live at all.

What happened to the "tip is for good service" and the base being covered by the employer for services rendered (e.g. the bottom line of the company)?

There was a never a 'golden age' of tipping where everyone was getting paid fairly. Make no mistake, tipping was and is usually used as a way of justifying lower wages.

This is how tips work in virtually every country other than the US though. Tips are still a thing, but they're optional because minimum wage is the same for serving staff as it is for everyone else.

> because minimum wage is the same

That would help but still not be enough, with the US minimum wage.

They still have the effect of depressing wages with a component that is uncertain, volatile and liable to theft.

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