• nephs
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    2 months ago

    Please explain to me what you mean by this and who exactly exerts this ‘pressure’?

    When all tipping is cut, any and all jobs that pay above $2.13 become immediately better option for all previous tip workers.

    And how is this done exactly?

    Without tipping, it is illegal to employ workers below minimum wage. The problem is that the law allows it, and everyone complies.

    What if one of the interested parties organised to cut short that supply of money? Any attempt to point blame at customers is just capitalists avoiding their responsibility, as usual.

    Customers and employees are not enemies. With tipping, you empower rich customers, and cut access to less wealthy people to a pleasing experience with their friends and family.

    Please explain. What are the material realities of this ‘uncomfy’ transition phase

    Can we really predict all details of the future?

    The immediate effect should be that a huge amount of people would have to look for new jobs, if restaurant bourgeoisie won’t raise wages.

    Restaurant bourgeoisie is also likely to increase prices in their establishments.

    And why is that exactly? Because folks are paid a living wage to begin with?

    Yes. Barely, but yet.

    I’m not hand waving anything. If the US had a strong proletariat government, this could be supported by state incentives. It wouldn’t even be a issue in the first place.

    Without that state incentive, how could things start moving? I’d go for seeding class consciousness between tip workers and customers. Most customers are also working class.