The Pros And Cons Of Minimum Wage

Yes, it is fair for everyone getting paid the same, but it can be hard to make sure your buisness will continue to grow. Just like the manager in "Cannot" mentions, "I frear that Waffle Now will lose many customers becase of this. The resturant may be forced to close." My family owns a resturant in Taos NM, and I understand how hard it will be to keep the buisness going if he raises the wages. Its only fair to keep paying the tipped minimum wage, just to keep the resturant open.

In 2014, Senator Patty Murray and Representative Robert Scott proposed the Raise the Wage Act, which would address the crisis of wage stagnation and income inequality (Economic Policy Institute). In an article by the Economic Policy Insitiute, it explains, what the act would do, and how to achieve it. The Raise the Wage Act would increase federal minimum wage to $12.00 by 2020, by slowing increasing the wage to $8.00 followed by an increase of a dollar a year for 4 years. It would also phase out the subminimum wage for tipped workers, such as waitresses. This act would benefit 35 million workers , and in the long run would increase economical sustainability, pump billions of dollars back into the economy because it would increase consumer spending, and greatly reduce poverty. It would also ensure that workers don’t get laid off because as these increases happen incrementally, business owners can plan out expense to fit the wage

I agree that we shouldn't increase the minimum wage for non-tipped employees. If the non-tip wage was increased most workers would lose their jobs, or layed off so that the other workers can make the desired amount they are wanting. Many restaurants would have to also close down due to lack of bussiness.

Due to the struggling econemy i understand not being paid enough, but i do not think that servers should get paid minimum wage plus addtional tips. This could cause smaller restraunts to lose more money and possibly go out of business, there is a chance that the server's would be making more money than people with high labor jobs and minimum wage isn't meant to be for adults to be living on.

I strongly feel that the minimum wage should stay the same. I have had a job before and I worked around people who wish the minimum wage would go up but honesty I could have cared less. I found out that the people that were complaining about the pay were the ones that didn’t help them self in life. So my point of view is you really can’t help someone who has not helped them self. Just from personal experience I can tell

Tipping encourages restaurant owners to pay employees low-wage salaries. Employers rely heavenly on tips as a form of salary for their employees. In an article written by The New York Times it explains how in some states there is an “exemption” that allows employers to pay very low-wage to those employees who receive tips. For example, in Kansas employees only get paid 1.59 per hour which is way under the minimum wage (The New York Times). But to be able to this the employee must make up in tips what would amount to the minimum wage per hour. So if the employee is not making the minimum wage in tips per hour it is the employers’ responsibility to make sure that server is earning minimum wage. That is still saving the employer a lot of money

Many servers depend on their tips because the minimum tipped wage is very low. While you may feel your tip is generous, remember that servers have to pay income tax on those tips. This means that many servers actually make less than the minimum federal wage. In a 2014 Economics Policy Institution report it was stated that many tipped minimum wage employees are more likely to rely on goverment assistance.

Finally the reason is should be raised is because of the amount of work a waiter has to do every time they work. Knowing from personal experience it can be a hassle waiting on people with bring their drinks and making sure that they are satisfied with what they order, and yes that is what waiters are supposed to do but it is a hassle when you have to deal with people who are rude and impatient.

People working in the lowest tier jobs are wanting to be paid more than the minimum age which is currently $7.25. The minimum wage should not be raised at all due to the fact that these jobs are EASY. Yeah sometimes they can suck and not be any fun at all but it’s not hard. Jobs at fast food restaurants are meant for teenagers and old people. If you’re a middle-aged person it’s time to grow up and find a different job and stop trying to get paid more for a simple job that a 14 year old could do. People are protesting it to get it raised to almost $15 which is absolutely crazy and irrational. It’s a low paying job for a reason. It’s not meant to be made a career. An example of a job that pays minimum wage and

The customer typically decides how much tipped workers will receive since customer take on the role of the manager while the tipped worker is the employee. The amount of the tip is contingent upon the quality of

The waitress at your favorite restaurant hastens through the kitchen all the way to your table to serve you your food.This is their daily routine. Some may be teenagers trying to get some pocket money, while others may be full time adults trying to make a living.Waiters typically make less than minimum wage. Keeping this in mind, waiters and waitresses solely rely on tips due to their extremely low wages. Tips make up pretty much their whole income. The tipping concept came about in the sixteenth century in Europe for promptitude. Tipping would essentially provide better service for customers. From the seventeen hundreds to this day, tipping has been ingrained into our societal norm.Tipping is so common that if one does not tip they are

In 1938 the fair standards act did not cover service or workers such as waiters and waitresses. Soon after the act was passed industry lobbyist fought to extend minimum wage to the work force. Most other states require that if workers tips are not enough to bring them up to full minimum wage, their employer must make up the difference, (minimum wage). Over the years congress never tended to care about tipped workers minimum wage. Soon after they’ve ignored it and the wage started to fall within any job. Many states have stepped in to making it stronger to come back up. Congress had realized that ignoring workers minimum wage had changed the economy. Tipped worker minimum is a substantial but underappreciated factor in the unequal wages that women works deal with throughout the economy, (The minimum wage). Industries employing tipped workers represent some of the lowest paid jobs in the u.s. economy, (The minimum wage). The law primarily implies that any type of waitress gets a wage. Tipped employers earn at least the federal minimum wage of seven dollars and twenty-five cents and can earn much more, (The minimum wage). The government has tried to put down the pay for tipped workers in many of the growing fast services for people such as restaurants, hotels, nail salons, car washes and many

Although their wages are being increased to $15 an hour, it is a good indicator of what can happen with a smaller amount of $10 an hour. The city has already had many restaurant closures and other business closures due to the wage increases. Anthony Antonio, the CEO and president of the Washington Restaurant Association stated the cost breakdown of restaurants as “36 percent of funds devoted to labor, 30 percent to food costs, 30 percent to other operating costs, and the remaining 4 percent was profit margin.” With the implemented rise in minimum wage the labor costs would “rise to 42 percent in quick service restaurants and 47 percent in full service restaurants.” This is an indicator of the drastic conditions that this increase in minimum wage can cause for businesses. It is a warning from Seattle to the nation to not go forth with increasing the minimum wage, whether it be $15 an hour or $10 an hour. Either way, with a 4% profit margin before the increase, there has to be some changes to businesses or most likely the option would be to raise prices for the

Tipping your waiter almost feels like something that has just always been around in your dining experience inside America. You go with family and friends to your favorite restaurant, your waiter greets you, you order your meal, enjoy it, pay, and leave a tip. However, tipping is an Europe custom we borrowed. Weirdly enough, tipping use to be viewed as rude and disrespectful, much unlike today where it is viewed as disrespectful not to leave a tip. According to Michael Lynn, a professor at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, “tipping in the United States began just after the American Civil War in the late 1800’s.” Lynn suggests that wealthy Americans traveling abroad to Europe witnessed tipping and brought the aristocratic custom back with them to “show off,” or prove their elevated education and class. When you go dine in at your favorite restaurant and finish your delicious meal, how much do you tip? 10%? 20%? Nothing at all? Do you know how much to tip, or even why you should leave a tip? Tipping waiters is not a bonus; it is part of their salary. When you tip, you are helping waiters to achieve minimum wage. Consumers must pay for these costs one way or another. Tipping in America should be required.

I think that Waffle Now should definitely raise their employees' wages, atleast by a little bit. In the first sentence of paragraph three in letter two, Kelley DeGuzman states that the federal non-tipped minimum wage is more than three times higher than the tipped minimum wage. This is a ridiculous difference when you consider that amount for tipped minimum wage is expected to be met or almost met by tips alone.