On Feb 2, 9:20*am, ImStillMags > wrote:
> On Feb 2, 5:17*am, "I'm back" > wrote:
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> > notbob > wrote :
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> > > Boy, this outta be good for a battle royal.
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> > > Should restaurant patrons be subject to an automatic surcharge (it's
> > > not a tip!) for groups over a certain number?
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> > If there's a surcharge, then you shouldn't have to tip.
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> > Bottom line, the USA should pay their workers the rate they are entitled
> > to, as the rest of the (civilised) world does.... instead of being the
> > cheap assholes they are and paying "minimum wage" where the worker has to
> > survive on tips to live.
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> > If you pay your workers peanuts, you get monkeys doing the job.
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> Truer word were never spoken. * *Unfortunately it's been going on a
> long time and it is ingrained in the society.

Here in WA State, minimum wage is now over $9. Servers get paid
minimum wage, not like in some states that have a wage scale where
people who get tips get $3 a hour or so. Having a small independent
restaurant you learn to work with the big cost of doing business that
is salary costs. It's a big juggle for a lot of independents to make
it. What it does is that it weeds out the bad and sloppy and poorly
run restaurants.

People here know the servers make minimum wage and they still tip very
well, mainly because they get good food and good service and a
pleasant experience.