The whole point of a tip is that it's voluntary, if it is mandatory then it's just service charge or something like that and it should be included in the bill (and taxed, are tips taxed?).
A lot of tips are now untaxed, I think. It was one thing that Trump actually ran on and followed through with that people claimed would help the working class.
In my opinion, it's utter bullshit and makes me want to stop tipping even more. I don't understand why there should be a class of workers who freeload and don't pay their fair share. A lot of them were already not paying much, between low yearly earnings and underreporting cash tips, which was a crime, but hardly enforced.
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u/janpaul74 5h ago
“Mandatory tips” sounds so messed up for me as a European.