Re: tipflation

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: heather Howard <http://www.gmail.com/~hhoward40>
 > Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2022 11:51:47 -0800
 >
 > Yes heard this.  Was thinking about when I just used to double the tax and how 
 > recently some restaurants just include gratuity + health benefits and 
 > everything else, so the checks are always higher.  This is what Teleferic 
 > Barcelona does.

The problem is that, with non-corporate restaurants, the only thing they
can do is either keep tipping or raise prices.  If given a choice, raising
prices seems more fair, but this is ultimately a "regressive tax" since
it's the lowest-paid diners who get hit the hardest.

 > > On Dec 9, 2022, at 9:10 AM, Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg> 
 > > wrote:
 > > 
 > > https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101891548/has-tipflation-reached-a-tipping-point