Fight for 15 because tipping is slavery or something
Jazz ShawPosted at 8:31 pm on July 20, 2019
As you probably heard already, the House passed a measure this week intended to gradually raise the federal minimum wage to 15 dollars per hour by 2025. This was likely just a ceremonial move intended to get everyone on the record before next year’s elections since Cocaine Mitch doesn’t seem likely to bring it to the floor for a vote and the President has already threatened to break out the veto pen if it somehow makes it to his desk.
But there was one other aspect to the bill that deals with a different question. The measure would eliminate the sub-minimum wage arrangement for tipped workers, primarily in the foodservice and beverage industries. Despite the fact that most wait staff, servers and bartenders hate the idea for a variety of reasons, the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II has issued a call over at Politico to pass such a measure for a different reason. You see, tipping is racist and has ties to slavery. No… really.
https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2019/07/20/fight-15-tipping-slavery-something/
