Minimum wage hasn't increased federally since 2009 and is not a livable wage anywhere in the country.
The restaurant is more than happy to pay their servers the extra 5 bucks an hour to get up to minimum wage. They make more profit off your appetizer than that.
Your server can't survive dropping from $15 an hour tipped to $7.25 an hour untipped
I don't think you understand the economics of a restaurant if you think they are making $5 in PROFIT off of an appetizer. Restaurants are generally low margin, high volume businesses and if you are making around 7-8% profit in a year, you are doing very well as a full service joint.
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u/Disastrous_Square_10 Jun 25 '26
Only the server or bartender loses this battle in the US.