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[QUOTE="dmorris68, post: 1562999, member: 40397"]
Of course they do.  I only used the restaurant example because YOU did.  However this *is* an especially acute problem for restaurants, which I believe are the most common small business while at the same time the small business most likely to fail.

You tip what you like.  It is what it is.  US labor laws allow certain jobs to be paid below minimum wage provided that enough tips are available to make up the difference.  If you ask most wait staff, I think you'll find that they would prefer to keep the same $2/hr + tips arrangement than a flat minimum wage arrangement, because they make a helluva lot more money on tips (assuming they do a good job).  So the arrangement actually benefits everyone.  The business owner, because his payroll overhead is lower.  The staff, because they make more than they would if they were on a flat wage.  And the consumer, who has the flexibility to pay what they want, or nothing if they so desire.  You have to realize that tips are often what get you good service.  If there were no tips and the business owners had to pay a higher wage, their prices would go up (so you'd pay anyway), and the wait staff would have no incentive to give you good or better service.

Ok... you lost me here.  Trying to compare gambling odds with tip percentages doesn't make any sense.
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