[amosslade]

My daughter works at a mid-tier restaurant 35 hours a week and makes more than my wife who is a math teacher, department head, and has many years of teaching experience.

Eliminating tips and increasing the base wage is a stupid idea. All the talented servers who love the job will leave and mediocre people will replace them.

[IncreasePosts]

What exactly are they going to leave for? What well paying skills is your daughter not putting to use so that she can help people get food?

[bigstrat2003]

Having no required tips and a higher base wage works just fine in other countries. I think you're overstating your case.

[insane_dreamer]

except that most people -- including me -- hate it

raise prices by 20% and drop "mandatory" tips which is what they have become

then tipping can go back to what it was -- optional extra to reward excellent service, not an unspoken part of the bill