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Nearly half of Americans say tipping has ‘gotten out of control’ (www.independent.co.uk)

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With those tipping screens now seemingly everywhere, Americans think that the practice has “gotten out of control,” according to a new survey.

At least 63 percent of US residents now having a negative view of tipping, up from 59 percent last year, according to Bankrate, a financial publisher and comparison service.

Yet, the number of Americans who have gotten used to tipping has gone up since the COVID-19 pandemic, when it slipped. There have not been significant declines in tips for service providers, the survey noted, particularly for hairdressers and restaurant servers.

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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Tip for fellow Americans: tip with cash because owners frequently steal digital tips. Inb4 "that's illegal!" Yup, wage theft is the biggest type of theft.

[–] pepsi_not_coke@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why are we never tough on this crime?

[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

The capital class sees it as impossible to prosecute because the violence is alienated and the working class is seen as less than human.

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