How does that work? By telepathy?
> and not to the servers who have no control over the way the market is arranged.
It's _exactly_ the servers that need to unionise and get this archaic system outlawed.
My suggestion: next time you eat out at a nicer-than-average restaurant, ask the server what they think of your idea. I make a point of talking to servers, not because I'm particularly nice (I'm not) but because it's an easy way to get much better service in the future, access to tables on crowded nights, &c. I think you're going to find that restaurant servers do not see tipping as a cosmic injustice that they should pay union dues to stamp out.
> next time you eat out at a nicer-than-average restaurant, ask the server what they think of your idea
Waiters in my country make a living wage, no matter what the weather is. And they get tips, too.
Waiting in the US sounds like a great deal - go work for a start-up on commission, if the business thrives you'll still be an employee, if the business falters you'll miss your rent payment.
I'm not sure what you think is supposed to happen when businesses falter. Are the taxpayers supposed to subsidize them?
Fortunately, since we live somewhere where you can fire, downsize, and go bankrupt, there are companies willing to hire you for some period of time between when they need you and when they don't need you anymore. Otherwise, who would hire anyone if they could never fire them (here's looking at you France)?
The possibility of losing a job is inherent and essential to the concept of employment.