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Re:WSJ: Americans Are Tipping Less Than They Have in Years by sneak on Friday January 10, 2025 @03:32PM (#42659835)
It's important to always pay sustenance workers in cash. Anything else is inconsiderate and rude. People in those jobs are usually dearly hanging on to the margins and causing all of their income to be taxable for no good reason is heartless.

It's also just generally a good idea to carry cash. Electronic payments have too many failure modes, not the least of which are power and connectivity. (Currently posting this from a disaster zone which is thankfully still connected to the internet.)

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Re:WSJ: Americans Are Tipping Less Than They Have in Years by tophi on Friday January 10, 2025 @03:44PM (#42659967)
Guess I will be rude then. I’m not going back to cash.
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Re:WSJ: Americans Are Tipping Less Than They Have in Years by schmookeeg on Friday January 10, 2025 @04:20PM (#42660369)
Their income is taxable whether I pay with cash or card. I do not cause the tax code.

Your senses of both etiquette and empathy are bizarre to me.

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Re:WSJ: Americans Are Tipping Less Than They Have in Years by tophi on Friday January 10, 2025 @05:16PM (#42660882)
Right, if I tip I am heartless? If I am heartless I may as well not tip. Delusional.
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Re:WSJ: Americans Are Tipping Less Than They Have in Years by mcnrb12 on Friday January 10, 2025 @05:19PM (#42660920)
not true for taxes. most get their tips paid out in cash at the end of the night and don't pay taxes on it unless they report it all, which they rarely do.
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Re:WSJ: Americans Are Tipping Less Than They Have in Years by Molitor5901 on Friday January 10, 2025 @06:57PM (#42661815)
As a server in my youth I was taught to always hit $1 for how much of tips I earned that shift, when clocking out at the end of the night. I did not know any better but it was sort of a given that is what you do.
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Re:WSJ: Americans Are Tipping Less Than They Have in Years by charlie90 on Friday January 10, 2025 @09:45PM (#42662821)
> for no good reason

You cant think of a reason for people to pay taxes?

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