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Originally Posted by jhowell
Were those studies based on income as reported to the IRS?
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Income as reported to management of the eating establishment.
I _think_ that there were spot checks, similar to IRS compliance checks.
Due to inflation:
* US$40/hour in 1990 would be the equivalent of US$90/hour today.
* US$40/hour in 1980 would be the equivalent of US$144/hour today.
How many waitpeople do you know, that can consistently pull in more than US$500 per 8 hour shift in tips?
IHOP is claiming that its waitstaff earn, between wages and tips, US$800 per week.
In 2021, the IRS claimed that the average tipped employee earned US$25,000 per year.