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Your advice would require people to drastically change their lives right now. Everything's tipped.
Telling people to stop tipping requires almost nothing from them.
And yes, it will make things worse for the exploited workers - they'll have to find new jobs if they're not happy with their agreed-upon remuneration. But it's this that will convince the employer to pay more - if they can't attract staff they'll have to offer more
Stopping tipping also puts the burden where it should be. You are the one saying your pay isn't enough (and thus need tipping) - you fight for it yourself.
they will just have to exercise the rights they already have!
This is how you sound from your high horse.
Boycotting would be not eating at restaurants that don't pay a living wage. Not tipping is just punishing someone for providing you a service because you think it will somehow influence their employer.
Why are those mutually exclusive? You shouldn't punish people for things that aren't their fault and refusing to tip will not have the intended effect.
Also I'm not saying you don't have the right to not tip. I'm saying that people who don't tip are wrong not to
See, that actually does sound like the right way to do it, because you aren't refusing to pay for a service being provided to you. Instead you're refusing to use the service altogether, which more directly affects the business owner rather than worker. It still impacts the worker (due to lower overall business) but in a much less damaging way than simply not tipping.
if you don't tip, their employer has to by law. If not that's wage theft and it is not the concern of the clients to enforce your rights for you.
then the fight should be to fix that. "Wages getting stolen" and "the minimum wage is too low" are two separate issues.
Blame the exploited for their exploitation and don't acknowledge your part in it. You are a good American.
I am not american, I live in one of those countries where shit that can't possibly ever work, according to americans, regularly does.
No, the client has no part in the exploitation.
You certainly have the attitude of an American, and the economic understanding of one too.
I feel I have a right as it's the culture I was born into, but still acknowledge it's flaws (as do you, to be fair).
True some of us do try. Others glory in their lack of effort. Many of those are in this thread.
Any words you may have put in my mouth ( I don't think you did but I'm on a 12 hour shift while we're having this discussion so I don't have the energy to check what I've already said) are ones I agree with. I do think we agree on the most important parts of what we've talked about (as you've laid out here).
Have a good night. I may not return to this discussion tomorrow, but it's been nice talking to you.