A few years ago, Indiana had Dog & Suds popping up all over the state. I am sure other states did also. It was rumored that the tips were about all the servers made. I cannot see tipping anymore than a buck for a waitress bring me a hotdog and root beer, etc. Even then it still bugged me to have to tip a fast food place.
Dog & Suds went bankrupt just a short time after building all of the fast food restaurants.
I occasionally go to Sonic drive-ins, but normally go to a place where tipping is not the norm, McDonalds, etc.
I would go to Sonic more often, if tipping were not necessary. I think it has to hurt their business to some degree.
Several on this blog have argued that we should simply leave it up to capitalism to solve this obvious criminal behaivior in America, business owner's stealing their worker's tips. If business owners are actually stealing their employee's tips, some beleive that our capitalistic system will somehow solve this problem and make this tranparent thievery disapear.
It has been argued by several blogger's that restaurants who steal their worker's tips through employer required tip pooling and tip credits will eventually end up with no one willing to work for such a corrupt business and yet people are continuing to work under these conditions all across our nation. The stealing of employee's tips is not deminishing in any way even though many employees have quit. In fact, the stealing of employees tips is increasing across this nation dispite the fact that many employees have quit because of such blatant criminal acts.
Capitalism is not going to make this crime go away, for if businesses can steal and get away with it they will. As a result, those working under such conditions will either have to go without a job or put up with this blatant crime. People have to work. If business are breaking the law and getting away with it it isn't going to matter if a few employees quit. The stealing will not only continue, it will intensify when our government blatantly condones such crimes as legal business practices.