Stephen J. Dubner’s podcast features economists who discuss tipping. Tipping is something that some people say they dislike, and yet they do it all the time. Some consider ita tax and others see it as a form of altruism.
It’s estimated that tipping in America adds up to at least $40 billion a year.
Source: Freakonomics Radio, November 6, 2019. Link. Tipping is an unfair way for workers to be paid, because personal characteristics like a server’s race, gender, and appearance factor too much into customers’ tipping decisions.
Tipping, as controversial as it may be, isn’t likely to go away”
INSIGHTS: There are a lot of weird things about tipping. The participants discuss the social norms, expectations and lack of logic in the practice. See what you think.