Re: PDT 2/2 : Why has tipping increased?
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Why have standard tipping amounts/expectations increased over time?
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Not read the other posts yet, but I think there're two reasons in the US. The former hasn't happened in the UK so far as I know, which might explain the difference in tipping culture.
1. Tips are taxed effectively. The IRS assumes you receive tips of a certain percentage, and so the value of a tip is reduced
2. Whilst the poorest people are richer now than 20 years ago, the richest are a LOT richer. Therefore, it costs them a similiar percentage of their dispoable income to tip 20% today vs. 10% 20 years ago
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