• Buffalox@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Buff

    That’s a false comparison. Salary after tax is not comparable to profit. Profit is after ALL expenses. So if I did something really really stupid, after being warned about it and repeatedly, and was fined 2% after ALL expenses, I’d say I got off easy.

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      8 months ago

      Really, it’s just an asshole tax. Most restaurants these days have extra fees that exceed 2% just because. Hell, once upon a time, a 15% tip was given for great service. Now it seems like 20-22% is often the lowest in the recommended tip section. 2% of extra money is nothing, especially when the fine is less than what was earned from the infraction. It’s a lot easier to stomach a 2 billion dollar fine, when you earned 4 billion because of it.

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        8 months ago

        Those tip rates are a US thing, because it’s a hidden way to increase prices without having to write it down anywhere.

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      8 months ago

      Think of some small family owned business, like a ma and pa shop. What they have after all expenses, the profit, is what they live off. That’s their “salary”.

      What you have left after all expenses is your savings. In a business, savings would be an investment, which does not count as profit.