Tipping culture in the US is getting out of hand and should be discouraged (2023)

This is a year old link to a discussion forum of lower quality than HN. This is a fun topic for sure, but there’s got to be a better way to start it than linking to a random old post on Reddit.

The solution is obvious, if you've ever worked a job in the service industries: make it illegal to pay these workers below minimum wage. I realized tipping was bullshit once you had to report it as taxed income, it's a uniquely pro-business practice for a country that prides itself on freedom of transaction so much. But no, because tipped minimum wage has to be calculated it all goes through the system.

Easy, just tip them through an app of their choise or cash. Luckily this is common in Europe