Working at a business that relies on tips to pay their workers is not begging. It's pretty clear that most of the people here have never worked in the service industry or been in a position where they needed to rely on that income to live. It's entitled AF and makes y'all seem petty and cheap. Quite frankly, in my edperience every single person who complains about tipping is someone who can easily afford it.

I do want it. But that isn't how it works, so refusing to tip on those grounds is just stealing from the employees. It's like going to the store, buying something that costs $10, and then handing the cashier $5 and walking away.

Y'all are entitled as fuck. People don't get paid fairly for their day to day service jobs in the US no matter what they're doing. If they were, the food would cost about the same as it would including a tip. You always tip, that's how it works. Otherwise you're an asshole. It doesn't matter if it's "the employers fault for not paying more." You're not fighting the system, you're just being a cheapskate and depriving an underpaid worker.

If the owner paid them a living wage the groceries would cost the same as you paid with the tip. That's how it works.