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How the Subminimum Wage Affects Disabled and Tipped Workers | Beyond the Scenes

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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The Importance of Tipping in Restaurants

There are seven states that got rid of the subminimum wage many decades ago. Tipping is actually higher in California and Alaska than it is anywhere in the country, but they're not completely dependent on the customer tips to feed their families. They can count on that wage from their boss. And so they don't put up with as much from the customers. The restaurant industry does better when you pay people better.

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