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higher wages for the servers... by the customers. Fnbs (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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Went to a restaurant in LA today and when I got the check I noticed that it was a bit higher than it should be. Then I noticed this 18% service charge. So... We, as customers, need to help pay for their servers instead of the owners paying their servers a living wage. And on top of that they have suggested tip. I called bs on this. I will bet you that the servers do not see a dime of this 18% service charge. [deleted a word so it wasn't a grammatical horror to read]

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[–] 78 points 3 years ago (7 children)

Corporations invented Jaywalking to pass the problem of death by vehicle from the manufacturer to the victim. Corporations invented the concept of Litterbug to shift blame from the makers of trash to the disposers of trash. Corporations invented the concept of the personal carbon footprint to shift the blame from the makers of carbon to the users of carbon.

This is just the same thing. Corporations are good at this.

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  • [+] 13 points 3 years ago (4 children)
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  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago

    Corporations:

    • Reduce... no, we don't want them to buy less!
    • Reuse... still not good enough.
    • Buy more and Recycle... now this, we can support. Add a recycling charge to it for good measure.
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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    Where I live our recycling rate is pretty good and a lot of it either ends up recycled back to use or is used for energy. A lot less stuff ends up in the landfill. Seems to work alright, the rates could be higher but that's something that varies from country to country.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    In the US we can't even recycle plastic anymore because China quit buying it. I've read that tons of recycled paper/cardboard just ends up in a landfill too because recyclers get too much to handle or it gets contaminated. One of the 3 "R's" is "reduce" meaning not generating that waste to begin with, but many people only consider the "recycle" part as being all they need to do to be doing things sustainably.

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