Ballot question 5: The minimum wage for tipped workers?

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4. It is, but as a tipped worker,

I'm being asked to take $6.50 per hour and pay it to myself so in essence, I'm making $8.50 per hour plus tips.
This is a really good time to rant for a second.
Restaurant employees have been getting harassed, stolen from, verbally and sexually abused in too many cases etc...
They should get every damn cent they can without having to subsidize their employer.
There's a great breakfast/lunch place down the street from me and I assure you that when they take their six week vacation every summer, their employees get bullies.
Most everyone has a defined income agreement that goes with their job salary, hourly rate etc.
Can you imagine working a job that pays hourly plus commission and the employer asking you to pay $6.50 per hour toward your hourly wage out of your commission?
Wait staff earn tips but you may be better off calling it a commission as they upsell, provide great service personality etc exactly the way a great salesperson does.
Just my thoughts