Don’t be surprised if your server works harder and is more attentive than servers from home. Servers in Tom Emmer’s Minnesota have to make more money in tips, because when Tom Emmer implemented a tip credit in Minnesota, servers’ wages were lowered by $3-4 per hour.
Tourists often comment that while the service is excellent, other aspects of restaurant dining in Tom Emmer’s Minnesota are lacking. Since servers are so focused on earning more in tips, the prep work that servers do in other states, no longer gets done.
Tom Emmer claimed that some waiters make over $100,000 when he justified his tip credit, but the truth is that the average server in Minnesota makes just $22,730 a year. The average server needs to make over $55 per hour in tips to break even in Tom Emmer’s Minnesota, so come on down and help servers make a decent living.
