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House passes bill to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour

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(This post was last modified: 07-22-2019, 03:03 PM by mikesez.)

(07-18-2019, 06:19 PM)Jags Wrote: If this somehow gets passed and my waiter/waitress is making 30k-ish I’m not tipping.  I used to be the guy that tipped very well.  My wife would complain about me giving someone 20.00 on a 50.00 bill.  Pretty sure I’m not the only one that does that.  I’d imagine some waiters/waitresses could actually make less.


A waitress or bartender is paid about $2/ hour, plus tips.  At the end of the pay period, the employer has to make sure that the wages plus tips add up to minimum wage.  If they don't, the employer has to pay the difference.  Usually the employee will reveal just enough tips so that the employer doesn't have to pay them more, but hide the rest so as to avoid taxes.
If they keep it that way, just with a higher minimum wage, there'd be little reason for you to change your tipping behavior.  Your generous tip could still be the one that bumps them up and over minimum wage.
But, side note: a lot of wait staff could actually reduce their tax burden by fully reporting their tips. If they aren't anyone's dependent, and have a dependent, they are probably leaving EITC benefits on the table when they hide some of their income.
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