Editor,

This is in reference to Tim Donnelly’s letter to the editor on 10/3/25 about tipping and its history. Unlike what was mentioned, tipping’s source originated in medieval times as a master-serf custom wherein a servant would receive extra money for having performed superbly well. 

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Dirk van Ulden

A wise person told me years ago that if I could not make it on my current income, I needed to find a way to increase it. That is a lesson I took seriously and managed to achieve a livable wage by improving my position in the labor market. A minimum wage level is not ever going to be sufficient but should only serve to get one going.

Terence Y

Thanks for your letter, K. Shane, but for folks who don’t consider approximately $36k/year a living wage, why only tip 22%? Why not 100% or a percentage that translates to what these folks consider a living wage?

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