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Those are very solid arguments for not allowing businesses to pay less than minimum wage, or for (as an individual) not visiting places that allow businesses to pay less than minimum wage. They aren’t terribly relevant to the situation where you just ate somewhere that does pay less than minimum wage.

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> They aren’t terribly relevant to the situation where you just ate somewhere that does pay less than minimum wage.

Sorry for being obstuse but I still don't understand. How as a customer I would know whether the place where I ate at is paying less than minimum wage or not?

As a general rule of thumb at almost any restaurant you're likely to visit, they're not. Now you know.

Depends how much effort you want to put in. Zero? Simply assume that it's true for any restaurant in the US.

As mentioned above though, as the company has to cover a lack of tips Uptoinimum wage, they won't be paid under minimum (at least that's what I'm taking from this).

Technically true, but nobody I know who has worked for a tipped minimum wage has ever seen this happen.

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