Guest Post by John Stossel
Union protestors and celebrity advocates have decided that waiters’ tips aren’t big enough.
They are upset that in 43 states, tipped workers can be paid a lower minimum wage, as low as $2.13 an hour.
Not fair! say celebrities like Jane Fonda, who recorded commercials saying, “That’s barely enough to buy a large cup of coffee!”
As usual, those who want the government to decide that workers must be paid more insist that “women and minorities” are hurt by the market.
But waitress Alcieli Felipe is a minority and a woman. She says the celebrities and politicians should butt out.
Thanks to tips, Felipe says in my new internet video, she makes “$25 an hour. By the end of the year, $48,000 to $50,000.”
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