Here’s a tip: eliminate US tipping culture and pay people a living wage

Our tipping culture was in place long before Trump, but his no tax on tips' promise - now law - is enabling it

I'm here in Las Vegas for a conference where I just paid $7 for a cup of coffee and then was shamed into tipping another $1 to the server for pouring the coffee and handing it to me. Welcome to America. I feel like I'm tipping for everything, everywhere. And now it's only going to get worse. And for that I blame President Trump.

Of course, our tipping culture was in place long before Trump took office. But now that his no tax on tips" promise became law, our government is officially enabling it. That's good news for tipped workers and for small-business owners who may feel less pressure to pay higher wages if their workers are getting enough gratuities. But at the same time, it's bad news for the rest of us who will likely feel even more obligated than ever to tip.