No-tipping Policy

Could restaurants eliminate customers tipping their servers? There have been some motions from some restauranteurs to eliminate the gratuity act of tipping. Most people go to out for dinner expecting to tip their server around 20% on top of the cost of their meal. This is just the way that Americans dine and have dined for many years. So why change now? Well many restaurants are wanting to support wage equality for all employees including the chefs. Often times Chefs take home less pay than the waiters and waitresses because their pay doesn't include any tips. This seems a little backwards considering Chefs go through culinary school and gain an expert knowledge on cooking through rigorous schooling yet get less take home pay than the servers who have had no professional education in their specific job.
The arguments goes both ways. Many people argue that getting rid of tips in some restaurants could cause much confusion for diners all around.  Many people question how will they know if they should tip or not. In order to eliminate this confusion all restaurants around America will need to go with the no-tipping policy. Diners often times like to show their gratitude toward their servers by giving them a tip and now they won't be able to express that gratitude freely.
Another argument on the other side of the spectrum is anti-tipping. Pilots aren't tipped for landing planes safely, doctors aren't tipped for saving lives, and teachers aren't tipped for giving good lesson plans so why should servers be tipped for just doing their job?
Eliminating tips doesn't necessarily mean that the customers will be saving money. How the restaurants will most likely compensate for the lost revenue will be through price increases on menu items. Not just small price increases either, it will be starting at about 20%. This means a meal that was once $20 will now be at least $24. Getting rid of tipping strips away our American expression of gratitude. It might not be the most sensible systematic way of doing things but its part of American culture.

works cited:
Drew, Kate. "New Wage Inequality Battleground: Stiffing Waiters." CNBC. CNBC, 16 Oct. 2015. Web. 16 Oct. 2015.