At a tipped restaurant-

Scenario 1

Menu item cost $20 Service was fantastic so you tip 20% Less taxes total is $24 Server is rewarded for their effort which in return creates a reinforcement cycle to incentivize good service.

Scenario 2

Menu item cost $20 Service sucked so you tip $0 Less taxes total is $20 Server is punished for poor quality of service and is incentivized to improve or find new profession

At a NON tipped restaurant-

In order to maintain staff, all menu items are increased by 20%

Menu item is now $24 Less taxes you pay $24 regardless or quality of services received. Servers are no longer enticed to provide quality service but are paid as if they did.

Is it really lost on so many of you that by not incentivizing good service everyone suffers? If you get bad service great just don’t tip and maybe that server will do better next time, and if they don’t they won’t make any money.

By “ending tipping” all you’re doing is ENSURING that you will pay a bad server at a non tipped restaurant the same as great server at a tipped restaurant.