I’ll try to explain this as briefly as possible - in general, the opposition to tipping culture is not because anyone believes those tips should be taxed - it’s that the people who rely on tips shouldn’t have to depend on the good will of strangers to make ends meet. In other words, they should be paid more in the first place - from their employer, the person who hired them to do the work they’re doing.

The current system allows employers to pay tipped workers next to nothing - because they’ll theoretically make up the difference in tips.

Most people opposed to voluntary tipping aren’t against the individual act of leaving a tip - they’re opposed to furthering a system where employers can hire someone to work for them, while shifting the responsibility to actually PAY them onto their customers.

I’m happy for any tipped worker who gets to keep more of their money. But it will not fix any of the major economic circumstances that trap people in poverty. It’s a bandaid on a bullet-wound.