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With those tipping screens now seemingly everywhere, Americans think that the practice has “gotten out of control,” according to a new survey.

At least 63 percent of US residents now having a negative view of tipping, up from 59 percent last year, according to Bankrate, a financial publisher and comparison service.

Yet, the number of Americans who have gotten used to tipping has gone up since the COVID-19 pandemic, when it slipped. There have not been significant declines in tips for service providers, the survey noted, particularly for hairdressers and restaurant servers.

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[–] pepsi_not_coke@sh.itjust.works 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Why are we never tough on this crime?

[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago

The capital class sees it as impossible to prosecute because the violence is alienated and the working class is seen as less than human.