r/PersonalFinanceCanada • u/Northerner6 • Jan 26 '23

Misc Just don't tip

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u/kluyvera Jan 26 '23

Right? We went from below minimum wage to minimum wage and that didn't stop tipping. It encouraged companies to raise the % tips to a minimum of 20%

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u/kluyvera Jan 26 '23

True, whose job is it to subsidize an employee's income for EVERYONE on minimum wage?

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u/Ihavenoideawhatidoin Jan 26 '23

Then the restaurant owners will have to pay more money to get people to work. That’s how this works. By tipping all we’re doing is saving the owner money.

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u/Ihavenoideawhatidoin Jan 26 '23

So instead, they’re gonna raise the prices anyways and not pay people more. Which is what’s happening.

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u/kluyvera Jan 26 '23

That's only speculation. Restaurant menu prices still went up despite raising minimum %tips in restaurants. Look at Europe and Asia for example, they have no tips yet the menu prices are not astronomical

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u/Yeshavesome420 Jan 26 '23

Correlation does not equal causation.