Which made a difference 2 or 3 decades ago.

But today, who's getting tips in cash? Not many. Customers are paying for everything with credit cards or contactless, save for the occasional cash-only coffee shop or restaurant.

I have an honest question: what's the cash vs card tip ratio? 99.999% of the time I am not carrying cash and I don't see many (any?) people paying with cash ANYWHERE in the last 10+ years.

When I worked as a waiter (many years ago), my pay check included tax withholding based on 8% of my tables for that pay period. This is driven by IRS rules: https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc761#:~:text=If%20the%20total...

Haha, I had the same thought but now basically everyone is digital so I think its a different ball game than we are used to. At least as a restaurant server/bartender.

Sounds like those Americans aren't paying their fair share.