Amazon shortchanged drivers $61.7M in tips

Re:Amazon shortchanged drivers $61.7M in tips by xirbeosbwo1234 on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @11:48PM (#26022712)

I'm kind of intrigued by the opposite idea: extend the system of tips to everything. I'd gladly add a tip to many things I buy if I knew that it would go entirely to the workers and not one penny would go to the owners, managers, or executives.

Tips are a kind of direct income redistribution. If I think someone deserves more money, I can directly give it to them. There's no middleman, no politics, and no stigma about charity.

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Re:Amazon shortchanged drivers $61.7M in tips by endisneigh on Thursday February 04, 2021 @12:11AM (#26022836)

My understanding is if what you proposed happened it would be regressive as less money would go into unemployment due to the substantially reduced payroll taxes collected.

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Re:Amazon shortchanged drivers $61.7M in tips by siquick on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @11:57PM (#26022762)

This should never ever be a thing. Buyers already pay enough tax as it is without another stealth tax that employers can take advantage of.

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Re:Amazon shortchanged drivers $61.7M in tips by xirbeosbwo1234 on Thursday February 04, 2021 @12:03AM (#26022802)

It's something I wish I could do. It's not a system I would know how to implement. I certainly agree that the existing system of tipping doesn't work very well.

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Re:Amazon shortchanged drivers $61.7M in tips by siquick on Thursday February 04, 2021 @12:14AM (#26022854)

We don't have tipping in Australia but in most cafes, restaurants and bars you can expect good service.

A better thing to fix would be to improve people's general happiness by paying them a dependable wage and giving them good health care - you'll probably find they are happier at work and better at their job.

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