re: Progressives May Delay Sending $1,400 Stimulus Checks in Fight for Minimum Wage Hike

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One positive benefit of the $15 minimum wage: I'll never have to tip a server in a restaurant ever again. No tipping dealers at a casino, no tipping bellhops. Nada. Their employer is about to double their hourly wage. Why do I need to pay them?

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I'm with you in spirit, I hate the $15 minimum wage push for so many different reasons that have already been covered ad nauseum. It'll hurt A LOT more than it helps anything.

But as a former server that paid his own way through college on tips, I think it should be pointed out that waiters and waitresses make below minimum wage hourly, and still would after this. There's an exception in place for people who work for tips, they're paid below minimum wage.

For instance when I was waiting tables, the job paid $2.65 an hour everywhere in the region. I think minimum wage was around $7, this wasn't but 15 years ago.

In short - even if this stupid $15 minimum wage shite DOES pass, tip your waiters and waitresses people! That's basically all they're paid on.