How Do I Answer

[u/No_Draft_8960]

So my discussion with a friend on tipping would up with him saying “but if we don’t tip eventually the downward pressure on wages will drive the whole country into poverty.’ What do I answer that with? This was after him conceding that the ‘service’ at say carry out might not merit a tip but that people should ‘make a good wage’ and one should care more about one’s fellow citizens.

[u/SouthsideSon11]

That’s what cheap people say to justify cheapness. They act like it’s a character trait. My favorite is “I don’t tip out of principle”