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brer cat

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2. I didn't know the history of tipping.

Reply to Blue_Tires (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 03:41 PM

Apr 2016

The racist origins of tipping persist, meanwhile, in the take-home wages of nonwhite restaurant workers, who earn 56 percent less than their white colleagues.

'Twas always thus it seems.

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The Racist, Twisted History of Tipping [View all] Blue_Tires Apr 2016 OP

A great read which make me want to know more. Thanks for posting underthematrix Apr 2016 #1

I didn't know the history of tipping. brer cat Apr 2016 #2

Didn't know this.Thanks for posting. SummerSnow Apr 2016 #3

Thanks for the education. Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #4

I love working for tips, I do and have done very well with it, thankyou, even at $2.13/hr, and .... marble falls Apr 2016 #5

What's your average hourly wage? Do you pay taxes on your tips? Human101948 Apr 2016 #6

Good question JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #8

When I was delivering pizza Recursion Apr 2016 #9

I always claimed ALL my tips, at Green Pastures (in Austin) I made over 50K a year, .... marble falls Apr 2016 #11

Yes, *that* Herman Cain. n/t eggplant Apr 2016 #7

I never knew! BT, can you add this to the black history thread pinned to the top of this forum? Number23 Apr 2016 #10