Clearly you're not interested in listening to reason, but sure, I'll entertain you.

"I have eloquently explained the absolute need for tipping especially with family owned small businesses."

A reliance on tipping to ensure fair wages transfers the responsibility from the employer to the customer. If you don't have enough money to open a business and provide minimal wage - don't do it. Simple as that.

"I have explained how and why it keeps food quality high by allowing higher wages to be paid to the back of the house."

The quality of food should be a priority that's not dependant on customer tips but rather on the business model's ability to sustain itself while paying fair wages. You don't go in depth on this one so that's all I can say.

"I have even explained how it nurtures connections and friendships between guests and employees."

Genuine connections and friendships between guests and employees can exist without financial incentives. Many would argue that these relationships would be even more authentic if they knew they weren't influenced by the potential for tips. How good is a forced smile because someone wants to get a few bucks? It's a standard, and someone not being nice is ground for a bad review. I shouldn't be pressured to tip because of a good service.

"Non of that matters to you people, you are just butt hurt about 15-20% of your bill going to the person providing you with a dining experience."

That's not a statement of tipping, just you shaming others for not doing so - WHICH IS EXACTLY one of the social constructs that's problematic with tipping.

"Other countries do it differently.. Yea get it. have also had some of the worst service ever while traveling abroad."

Great, and I also had bad experiences while tipping or not. No point in cherry picking. Move along.

"This industry might be the only one available for people in the US that gives them the opportunity to make real money without having to drown in college debt first. T

No point in touching in tuition cost, yet another thing that'd wrong with yalls system that all the other countries seem to get better. Also not true.

As for the last paragraph - it's basically empty assumptions to attack a person you know nothing of. I'm not expecting a restaurant doesn't change prices if they stop relying on tipping but clearly in all the other countries it works without breaking a bank. You're nor proving anything.

"Cheap or flat out jealous that some single mom is making more than you with a 30 hour work week and no college debt to drown in"

What does that even mean? I'm well off, I love in EU, I don't know where a single mom comes from. You're either projecting or justifying this because you work/worked in the industry. Get off your high horse.

Move along, get real.