What I love most about any tipping thread is that it becomes citizens of a nation fighting amongst each other about, whilst simultaneously defending, the act of tipping. Yet, not one single person that is discussing the issue is responsible for the creation nor the perpetuation of the situation.
The issue has arisen because of a lack of government regulation (due to governments "not wanting to interfere with capitalism" i.e. protect big business) combined with businesses constantly finding the most profit possible (i.e. paying people as little as possible). You would think, given the two very visible and identifiable contributing factors of this issue, that the solution, and required action that needs to be undertaken, would be clear.
Instead, they've somehow turned the responsibility to subsidise hospitality wages back onto the citizens. Something that neither the government or businesses are willing to do, and will never do when the public are pressuring each other to do it for them. It's absolutely crazy.
Perhaps, if people put half the effort into changing the system that they put into defending and strong-arming everyone else into supporting, that this wouldn't actually be an issue anymore.
But, you know, whatever, just go back to insulting people that don't support the broken system that no one agrees with.
