[Mike]

I’m not sure exactly when the concept of tipping started. Some believe the word TIP ment at one time To Insure Prompness. But to address the main part of your comment: I agree that waiters/waitresses should be paid more, but where do you think the money is going to come from to pay the staff? It’s going to come from you, through higher prices. You say that you would not mind paying for higher food prices, but how high would you go for that meal? Are you willing to pay $4 or even $5 more for that $3 meal? I don’t think so. If you don’t like the service you were given, complain to the manager and don’t take your business there. I had many times when the service was downright terrible, and I told the manager that I would never recommend that place, ever. I would say that if you feel offended to ‘subsidize someone’s wage’ as you put it, there are restaurants you can go to where you don’t have to tip. They are called fast-food and buffet restraurants.

By the way, as you can guess, I used to work in restraurants. But not as a server; as a (non-tipped) baker.

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Name : Mike, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 34, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : Staff Assistant, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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