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[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

If you're saying they live off tips, the tipped wage in the US is iirc $2.16/hr. (The mployer must make up the difference to minimum wage if the tips don't, and if we're calling lobbying/theft "tips", they definitely do)