CMV: Tipping should be widespread in the US. server staff and fast food staff should receive tips.

Members of the service industry are underpaid, and often rely on tips in order to make a living wage. They deserve the same rights and benefits as any other profession. Tipping is widespread in the US in many industries; bars, sit down restaurants, hotels, etc. Tips are usually always expected at these businesses. Tipping at these businesses is widely accepted and widespread. No one blinks an eye at tipping at these businesses.<br><br>You should also tip at fast food businesses. Fast food businesses also have underpaid employees, who rely on tips. Everyone should receive tips, not just some. You should give them a tip equal to 15-20% of your purchase. This shouldn't be seen as unusual. You should also tip gas station cashiers, and people working at airport kiosks. Everyone working in the service industry deserves tips. A tip is a common expression of gratitude for services rendered, and tipping is extremely widespread in the US.<br><br>Edit: I thought I'd put together some numbers.<br><br>Edit: I'm going to use round numbers. <br><br>Edit: Also - I'll use $15/hr as a living wage. Not what people should make - but a bare minimum. <br><br>Edit: You're going to order 2 burgers - steak, chicken and fish burgers, milkshakes, fries, fried chicken, onion rings, and a salad. This is fast food. Not a dine in restaurant. You're at a window. <br><br>Edit: Your order comes out to be $70.<br><br>Edit: The minimum wage server tipped at 15% makes $11.45 an hour. <br><br>Edit: The minimum wage tipped employee makes $4.23. <br><br>Edit: The restaurant pays payroll tax on both.<br><br>Edit: The server makes $11.45/hr - $4.23/hr. ( minimum wage tipped employee ) = $7.22 that must be made up on each server by tips. <br><br>Edit: Your bill is $70. But you need to give the server an extra $7.22 in tips. That is a 10.3% tip. <br><br>Edit: NOT 15%. 10.3%. <br><br>Edit: But wait - you still haven't paid for the food. Your $70 order is still only $62.78. You still owe him $7.22. <br><br>Edit: So you've given him the money for the food and you still owe him $7.22. <br><br>Edit: So you give him another $7.22. Now you gave him the money for the food, and he's made $7.22. <br><br>Edit: So you need to give him the 15% tip. 15% of $70 is $10.50. But he's already made $7.22, so you only owe him $3.28. <br><br>Edit: So you need to give him the $70 for the food. <br><br>Edit: You need to give him $7.22 to pay for the food. <br><br>Edit: You need to give him $3.28 for the tip. <br><br>Edit: So you give him a total of $70 + $7.22 + $3.28. <br><br>Edit: That is a tip of 14.83% on top of the cost of the food.<br><br>Edit: Your $70 meal is going to cost $81.19. <br><br>Edit: I don't think anyone would mind paying 11.45% extra to make sure their server made a living wage. <br><br>Edit: I also don't think anyone would mind paying an extra 3.45% for the pleasure of eating.<br><br>Edit: So your $70 meal would cost $85.40.<br><br>Edit: The server would make $11.45 living wage.<br><br>Edit: And you would pay a 5% tip.<br><br>Edit: I didn't know that tipping was so cheap. <br><br><br><br><br><br><br>**tl;dr**Members of the service industry are underpaid, and often rely on tips in order to make a living wage. They deserve the same rights and benefits as any other profession. Tipping is widespread in the US in many industries; bars, sit down restaurants, hotels, etc. Tips are usually always expected at these businesses. Your server at a fast food restaurant is underpaid just like your server at a restaurant. Everyone deserves to make a living wage, and tipping is a widespread expression of gratitude in the US. You should tip everyone in the service industry, or get a different job/life. 💸