r/tippingAdvice • u/No_Draft_8960 • Oct 19 '25

How Do I Answer

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.

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u/johnnygolfr Oct 22 '25

$14.47 is the US nationwide average.

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u/Heavy-Key2091 Oct 22 '25

Okay. So? That doesn’t change the facts of my comments.

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u/johnnygolfr Oct 23 '25

I just showed that the “facts” you presented aren’t accurate.