I'm Colin Sheedy. I work front of house at Burger Stand, Lawrence. I've been a tip worker for about five years.So I think the prospect of having to pay less in taxes is enticing. The new no tax on tips provision in the One big Beautiful bill allows tipped employees to deduct up to $25,000 from their federal tax filing each year. The program began in 2025 and is in place through 2028.This provision will increase average take home pay for tipped workers by $1,300 a year. But I think this is something that wil ...

We need more adversarial UI design that works in the user's interest.Like, I want to see operating systems have plugins that override the UIs of all ride/delivery apps and make them show the all-inclusive total price of each item, incl tax/weird other fee/expected tiptravis kalanick (@travisk):@tbpn Delivery app tipping isn’t about feedback mechanisms.. it’s a tool for maximizing price paid by consumers… eaters are economically irrational with tip, for every $1 in tip, they economically behave as if it were ...

Service & Tipping Discussion - The conversation revolves around the removal of a service charge and the concept of tipping [1] - A participant questions the need to tip, especially when the service is subpar (cold food, inattentive staff) [1] - The discussion highlights the awkwardness of tipping for inadequate service simply to appear generous [1] Financial Status Implication - One participant is identified as a millionaire, prompting a discussion about wealth accumulation [1] - The millionaire status is used as a point of reference in the context of a relatively small service charge (12%) [1]