The New Consumer Math

Joe Doakes from Como Park emails:

In the olden days, waitresses got less than minimum and earned the rest in tips. It created a moral obligation to tip: if you can’t afford the tip, you can’t afford the meal, you owe her a tip as part of her wages.

Now that waitresses make $9.00 hourly, they don’t need to rely on tips to supplement wages. They can quit trying so hard and I don’t need to feel guilty about not tipping, right?

Joe Doakes

Oh, why not? Every other consequence of political manipulation of wages is unintended; why should quality of service be any different?

Posted

August 5, 2015

Business, The Economy and The Markets

Mitch Berg

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Minimum Wage

Comments

6 responses to “The New Consumer Math”

Emery

August 5, 2015

Think of all the quarters you’ll save.
bosshoss429

August 5, 2015

The worst tippers I have ever met, are Democrats. Two of them use some typical liberal economic logic for their cheapskate actions (and this was their actual logic); Well, menu prices went up 5% so my 10% tip is actually 15%. Unbelievable stupidity!
justplainangry

August 5, 2015

Why unbelievable, boss? We have EmeryTheAntisemiticSoci@list on parade every day here as case in point.
Emery

August 5, 2015

Turn that frown upside down big guy!
Since we eat out so rarely we’re very good tippers.
Seflores

August 5, 2015

Well, I thought it was funny, Emery.
And original. (I even checked to see where you might have copied it from with no joy.) Good job. Have a cookie.
Emery

August 5, 2015

‘Not every flower can say love, but a rose can. Not every plant survives thirst, but a cactus can. Not every retard can read, but look at you go, little buddy! Today you should take a moment and send an encouraging message to a fucked up friend, just as I’ve done. I don’t care if you lick windows, or interfere with farm animals. You hang in there cupcake, you’re fucking special to me, you’re my friend, look at you smiling at your phone!’ ;^)