Yah, I have no idea, obviously,. but I'm simply point ing out that we've heard the same cry (the end of employment) for literally over a century due to machines taking over manual work, computers reducing the need for certain workers, etc - yet despite the population growth, there's generally enough work for everyone. New markets creating new jobs always seem to fill the void.
Probably, but the reality is the market would likely react. Ultimately, forcing me to pay someone $7.25/hour to sweep floors is ridiculous if there are those willing to do it for $5/hour. Artificially inflated wages make the US less competitive as a manufacturer while decreasing our buying power via inflation.
From here: https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/mi...racteristics-of-minimum-wage-workers-2014.pdf
I think we should pay waiters and waitresses a higher wage and get rid of tipping. We are one of the few countries that actually do this. I went to a restaurant in Boston that does this. it was Japanese/sushi. The owner was Japanese and had to put up a sign asking his customers not to tip.
We had tenants in two of our rental properties from Italy. I got to know them pretty well. They were from northern Italy. They said it was considered an insult to tip.
One of my FB friends owns a local restaurant in our area. Someone posted an article about minimum wage which mentioned waiters and waitresses in the article. In the comments section someone mentioned that patrons shouldn't be expected to tip on top of paying for their meal and service. It should be built into the price. The FB friend who owned the restaurant pipes in and commented that "If they were to do away with tipping and build it into their prices they would go out of business." The person then responded "Then you don't need to be in business in the first place. If whether your business succeeds or not depends on your customers paying premium prices for the food they eat then on top of that tipping 15+% to your wait staff. Then you don't need to be in business. You need a better business model."
