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Is Quebec's new proposal a blow against 'tip creep'?

Sep 24, 202422 minEp. 1231
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It began during the pandemic with good intentions--give more to service workers, support local businesses and 'we're all in this together'. But somehow, four-plus years later we're seeing 25% suggested tips on services you would have never expected you'd be tipping on—at a gas station, for instance, or maybe a yarn store.

A new proposal from Quebec's provincial government won't stop that, but it is the first sign that perhaps governments are recognizing what polling is telling them: That tips are everywhere, the ways businesses use them are opaque and confusing and that people wish something could be done...

GUEST: Corey Mintz, food reporter, consultant, author of The Next Supper

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