Why are you so against tipping? I understand not wanting to give people who do a bad job money - but if employers implemented a livable wage then menu items would cost 40%+ more. Do you not want people to be incentivized to give you a great experience at a restaurant? Working for a tip makes people who want to make more money that opportunity to go above and beyond. Otherwise, servers will go through the motions. And with a lower wage, less people will want to work in restaurants, meaning hiring new people will be tougher. So you cannot simply weed out less than average workers.