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The $2.15 paid my taxes for the 7 years I worked in restaurants. I usually got a huge portion of it back after claiming my tuition. Even without the tuition tax break I never owed any money. However if you worked at a very high end restaurant it might be different.

Almost all except one of the restaurants I worked at didn’t care if you claimed cash tips at the end of your shift.

Tipping needs to be an exception not the rule. Restaurant food costs will have to increase by 10-15%.

If a waiter reports not receiving enough tips to hit minimum wage the employer is forced to cover the difference.

The legal minimum wage for tipped employees is far lower than the legal minimum wage for other people. This has been rolled back in some localities.

And in those localities people still tip the same amount they would if the server made $2/hr