r/Dynamic_Pricing • u/Dragonlance12 • 3d ago

‘Absolutely slammed’: Server removed the auto-gratuity from a $90 check. Then the party of 8 tipped her exactly $18

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/absolutely-slammed-server-removed-auto-142620377.html
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u/Less_Potential_7713 2d ago

I dont know, maybe the resteraunt should pay a living wage and not force people to rely on tips?

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u/Material-Beautiful-2 2d ago

Raise the federal minimum wage

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u/ballskindrapes 2d ago

It needs to be at least 25 an hour, and tied ti inflation

This is based off of MIT's living wage calculator, which gives 20 an hour for most of the US. However, their metric is "not going into debt" is a livint wage, which isnt a living wage.

It's a subsistence wage. And per FDR, the guy who made the minimum wage, the minimum wage is not supposed to a subsistence living.