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		HarHarVeryFunny on Aug 27, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is 'No tax on tips' a distraction from the fight t... > People got generous during COVID True, but the problem really seemed to start when the swivel-to-face-customer POS terminals from Square/etc started to be used - the ones that display these 15/20/25% tip prompts. I'm trying to think if I've ever seen one of these terminals that doesn't prompt for a tip?!

keernan on Aug 27, 2024 [–]

Square takes a cut of the entire payment, including tip.

HarHarVeryFunny on Aug 27, 2024 | [–]

So they started this whole trend just to line their own pockets, it would seem.

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