i understand all of that but the question i ask is why do the customers be paying a portion of the waiters salary (by tips) instead of the owner of the business be paying minimum wage to all of the employees. Could you imagine if we had to pay grocery cashiers, the lady at the dry cleaners, how about tipping the drive thru at Mc Donalds , or the produce guy at the market. I just do not understand why some job classifications are not awarded min wage.