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In reply to the discussion: Rich people find a new reason to stiff servers? [View all]defacto7
(13,485 posts)7. and what could this person be trying to say
by writing this long expose' on gratuity and the degradation of the wealthy? Of course if the reason is sharing his deep despair over having to pay more taxes, it backfired miserably. The other possibility is she/he is just pissing on the lower caste to get even for not getting what she/he wanted from the elections.
Oh, the poor misunderstood rich. Misery upon misery.
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The most enraging ones are the group of little old ladies who run your ass ragged for two hours
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#3
"It's only fair. For all 8 years that Bush was President, I was sticking your spoon in my ass"
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2013
#4
If you can't afford to leave a decent tip than you're to poor to be eating out except at a fast
Raine
Jan 2013
#8
In Switzerland, where I have lived for the past 19 years, food prices in restaurants
BlueMTexpat
Jan 2013
#13
it would be much saner to just pay people a living wage and bag the tipping system...
phantom power
Jan 2013
#26
Make no mistake- that's a person and direct hit, intentionally, at people who make low wages
cecilfirefox
Jan 2013
#17
I've heard that the worst tippers are rich fucks and fundamentalist Christians.
Odin2005
Jan 2013
#20
Asshole bullies always take their aggression out on the target they perceive
bullwinkle428
Jan 2013
#24
I'm wondering if it's really a good idea to piss on the people who touch your food
tavernier
Jan 2013
#27
That's the kind of person who absolutely never takes personal responsibility for anything.
SheilaT
Jan 2013
#55
They hate "losers", so they have to rationalize when they are themselves "losers"
Odin2005
Jan 2013
#61
Time to have mandatory gratuity or increase the meal cost and pay a living wage
Fresh_Start
Jan 2013
#54
It's a very direct slam against lowincome people the douche perceives to be liberal by virtue
cecilfirefox
Jan 2013
#81