76. "No it would not" In response to In response to 59 Tue Feb-02-21 04:01 PM by Stadiq
Assuming the 15 gets implemented and applied to all industries, including the service industry...
Every server around will immediately make 15 hr. There will be no incentive for restaurants to pay more than that- otherwise, they already would be paying more.
So, you and your friends decide you aren't going to tip...you probably just cut that server's overall pay. Maybe in some cases the server's pay isn't cut thanks to the 15 I guess.
I get your overall point, but there is absolutely no incentive for restaurants to pay their servers more than minimum and get rid of tipping.
The idea that " if we don't tip wages will go up!" just doesn't hold up. Restaurants will just pay the minimum and let some of us tip and shrug when some of us don't.
Why would they increase wages further?
And honestly, when you think the 15 min wage through, tipping will be reduced naturally because I imagine a lot of restaurants will go to a self-service model. "Pick your shit up when I call your number."
Don't get me wrong, I'm for it...but we are being naïve if we don't think it will lead to changes/ job loss.
I'm personally a lot more concerned with how we as a society subsidize large companies, etc than the pizza shop up the street.