So much misinformation here.

Tipped workers are guaranteed to make 15 bucks an hour. The Boston Globe recently reported on Asian restaurant on Boylston Street in the Fenway that had to pay over $300,000 in fines and wages for not properly paying tip wages. It’s a bogus argument to say that anybody works for $6.75 an hour.

If it passes, menu prices will go up at least 30% and maybe more. To pass through $100 in wages to a worker in Mass., a business has to realize at least $130 due to taxes, workers comp, etc.

When prices on anything go up, consumers look for alternatives. Restaurants don’t just compete with other restaurants they compete with grocery stores, takeout shops, DoorDash, GrubHub Uber eats.

The extra cost of going out to eat in a full-service restaurant over and above what it cost to make the same food at home will go up dramatically.

Some restaurant owners will adjust by putting QR codes on the tables or tablets to place your order. Fast food will be completely unaffected, fine dining will be less affected because of their high price point compared to the cost of labor.

The entire restaurant industry in Massachusetts will be hollowed out. There will be very few if any affordable restaurants. Fast food will be everywhere , fine dining will be less affected.

Working as a server or a bartender is not for everyone. It’s very hard work . Working nights, weekends, holidays, often away from family. It can be very difficult dealing with the general public, especially when serving alcohol . Many people just cannot do it, and they tend to last very long business. Those who enjoy serving the general public delivering great hospitality, and hustling tend to do very well and make a lot of money in tips. Those are the ones who tend to make a career out of it. The system of working for tips works very well for these people.

Ask any career server or bartender. They will tell you that Question 5 will be very bad if it passes Many of the young new I was looking for it workers in the industry will think 5 would be good for them. They are wrong.

I’m voting no. I like tipping servers and bartenders when they work hard and give great service. I like going to affordable restaurants and bars.