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Prince · 06-07-2004, 01:10 PM

I don't think we'd see a meaningful increase in the price of meals served at these restaurants even if nobody tipped anyone anymore. Healthy competition alone would see to that.

Besides, it isn't that restaurants do so poorly financially - they do quite well. The majority of them - excluding perhaps the smaller ones - could easily pay minimum wage (at the very least) to their waitresses without having to take any drastic measures to ensure their survival. It is simply more profitable to pay close to nothing and expect the customer...oh, sorry - consumer - to pay the rest. In addition to the actual product, of course.

To say that restaurant owners could not afford to pay the staff what they get paid now with tips (10-20 bucks an hour even, at times) is irrelevant. There is no reason why they should have to. I've never met a waiter that should be making more than 7 bucks an hour, if that. Based on their performance, anyway.

06-07-2004, 01:10 PM	#55 (permalink)
Prince /nɑndəsˈkrɪpt/ Location: LV-426	I don't think we'd see a meaningful increase in the price of meals served at these restaurants even if nobody tipped anyone anymore. Healthy competition alone would see to that. Besides, it isn't that restaurants do so poorly financially - they do quite well. The majority of them - excluding perhaps the smaller ones - could easily pay minimum wage (at the very least) to their waitresses without having to take any drastic measures to ensure their survival. It is simply more profitable to pay close to nothing and expect the customer...oh, sorry - consumer - to pay the rest. In addition to the actual product, of course. To say that restaurant owners could not afford to pay the staff what they get paid now with tips (10-20 bucks an hour even, at times) is irrelevant. There is no reason why they should have to. I've never met a waiter that should be making more than 7 bucks an hour, if that. Based on their performance, anyway. __________________ Who is John Galt? Last edited by Prince; 06-07-2004 at 01:12 PM..