There are laws in place for service workers related to minimum wage. The employers have to make up the difference if tips don’t meet the rate for hours worked. It seems to me that’s not sufficient for the times.
Hypothetically, if everyone were to stop tipping in the U.S. would things be better or worse for workers? Would employers start paying workers more?
Yeah, usually if there’s a place that’s tip-centric it’s owned by someone who shows up RARELY if at all, certainly not to work there, and has at least one level of management between them and any anyone who is tipped; the managers who do the majority of the work for them at slightly ABOVE minimum wage
Often suggesting what seems like completely obvious and simple solutions to people outside of your country, norms and culture can make you seem ignorant.
Congrats, you’re now an unofficial American!