Re #2: I disagree with stiffing the waitress and waiters. Many, i.e. my daughter, are college graduates and cannot find jobs other than waiting tables and the like. Some, perhaps many, I don’t know, are conservative. My daughter certainly is. She has been a freeper since the early 2000s and is on the front lines of the pro-life movement. She is suffering enough under the regime’s policies. Please don’t punish her. But you can still tip off the grid. Tip in cash!
It would be interesting to see the results if your daughter told people how she voted. Prob Dems would probably chastise her then totally stiff her.
It's a tough call. Revolution has to start somewhere. Perhaps a server who DID vote for Obama would get the message if enough of us left such a card and change can begin.
I will be composing a short paragraph which I will be reading to any 'please give' calls to my house. Something along the lines of "now that Obama will have 4 more years, we can no longer give beyond what will be already taken from our paychecks...." i don't know yet the final speech...but I will be doing it!
Tip MOSTLY in cash. Then put a tiny tip amount on the credit card {say 2%}.
If the IRS audits that restaurant, it will have to believe that 2% is what you tip. If you tip All in cash, the IRS can estimate your tip rate & tax the wait person on that estimated income.