It's just plain capitalism. The moment the government regulates what you can or can't price goods, services or labor it's no longer capitalism.
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Tipping: I can't be the only one, right?
- Thread starter rOmiLaYu
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So explain to me how you get paid more per mile than other drivers?
But isn't there a distinction in there in terms of "capitalism" vs "free-market capitalism?"
I always tip good waiters/waitresses very well if they give outstanding service. The hair lady always gets a tip too. Between cutting my 18 month Olds hair and my thick ass hair, she deserves a bit. Especially if I use a coupon or some other discount.
Here's the flaw in the % tipping system. If I go to a nice sit down restaurant and my check is say $100 and I had marginal service and reflect that and tip 10% versus excellent service at say waffle house and tip 20% on a $20 check, the marginal server receives $10 versus the excellent service receives $4 all because the establishment charges more for their product.
If I tipped somebody and got cussed for it, I'd be getting thrown out. Ungrateful little shyts.
Not to me.
The only acceptable definition of capitalism to me is simply
"the free exchange of goods and services"
But definitions change regularly now days.
Saying "free-market capitalism" is just redundancy to me.
If the hair lady is cutting your ass hair, she deserves a tip.
Saying "free-market capitalism" has no meaning unless you also define what "non-free-market capitalism" means.
The free-market is where capitalism happens.
The last plumber I hired charged me more for his time than my attorney charges.I absolutely refuse to tip anyone, anywhere other than the wait staff at a restaurant. And I honestly don't even like doing it there. "Tipping" is a public subsidy. The federal government allows restaurateurs to pay wait staff less than minimum wage and we subsidize the rest of their pay. It's not about honoring work ethic or about showing off. It's 100% a reminder that the federal government is OK with people being paid less than they should because they can get us to cover the difference in tips....which then becomes taxed twice. Once when I got it and again when I give it as a tip. The whole thing pisses me off.
And so now hair dressers want a tip? Uber drivers? Lawn care guys? The girl behind the register at Moe's? Uh, no...kick rocks, nerds.
I heard Marc Arum doing a whole show on this the other day and it just drove me crazy. People were calling in talking about how they tip tow truck drivers and plumbers and all manner of ridiculousness. Why on Earth would I "tip" a plumber? You fixed the pooper. I paid you. Pound sand. I'm not giving you a tip.
Please tell me I'm not alone on this.
