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Originally Posted by Arabesque- golfing girl.
Hello, when you are not giving a tip to a waiter, you are only hurting that person who is working because they are the one who is doing that job, you are not hurting anyone else. When we go to a restaurant, that is how they make money when someone gives them a tip. I also moved this so that it is a better fit. 
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But if that is how they make their money, why should it be tax exempt? What is so special about customer facing workers that they don't need to be taxed like others? Fine, I won't tip zero, but I will take the equivalent tax out of the tip because I have to pay taxes. If they are now tax exempt, then they are making more money overall. But it is due to reasons that I find unfair, so I will reduce the tip because the tip is no longer being taxed. Less goes to Uncle Sam so a reduced tip will net them the same money. I don't see many servers struggling to pay rent. They make so much in tips that they already earn disproportionately to other workers who don't work with customers. In fact, that is the real reason they have the tipping system. If servers were paid by their employers the equivalent of what the cooks make, then many would just stop serving. Tipping is a horrible system, period. Should be abolished. I wouldn't mind an increase in menu prices to compensate, but the servers need to be paid by their employer and most of their income should not depend on a "voluntary" gift from the customer. Of course, servers would be the first to oppose such a measure, because they know they make more the way it is. It is also a reason female servers make more for literally the same work, because some men just love showing their money to women. Some men will leave a 100 dollar tip on a 50 dollar tab and also buy her free drinks that she gets to enjoy on the clock.