more tax cut questions- bush speech

[kelley]

At 08:43 AM 2/28/01 -0800, Jordan Hayes wrote:
> > i'd say
> > you're basically talking a shirt a week and a new pair of bottoms every
> > month or so.  they typically get nothing in the way of benefits and rarely
> > get breaks unless they work for some sort of chain that has a mandatory
> > break policy.
>
>I didn't know that tips are for job-related expenses.  Silly me, I
>thought tips were for good service.

bah!  wait staff earn something like $2.50-$3.00 an hour. SOME places may 
pay the minimum wage tips are because an employer doesn't want to charge 
you what it would really cost if a waitress were paid what she deserves to 
get paid.  in other words, if they paid waitstaff minimum wage or more your 
meal would cost more.  labor costs in the industry are about 28% of sales.

most waitstaff make something like $2.65 for their wage and rely on tips to 
make that up.  the employee has to make it up to minimum wage if the staff 
don't make it in tips.

furthermore, when you go to a buffet and heart your little heart out, it 
may seem like the waitress did very little work.  DOUBLE BAH!  she probably 
set up the buffet, monitors it if it's low, puts it all away, etc.

kelley