Servers should be paid the higher federal minimus wage for non-tipped employees. Servers income is so low they also depend on tips to make a living. According to a researcher at Cornell University, servers increase up to 1.5% of tips more than the bill amount even if they provide the best service. This is doesn't sound like a big problem, until you consider how many tips a server might make on a slow day or if the customers decide to not tip at all. This affects if these workers have enough for their groceries, bills, and other expenses. Being a cashier myself, I rely on my tips to buy toothpaste, shampoo, and other necessities. When I receive very few tips because it was slow, it comes to me having to pay from my check, leaving me with
