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The No-Tipping Point (Rebroadcast)

Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics Radio
Episode • Nov 24, 2016 • 44m

The restaurant business model is warped: kitchen wages are too low to hire cooks, while diners are put in charge of paying the waitstaff. So what happens if you eliminate tipping, raise menu prices, and redistribute the wealth? New York restaurant maverick Danny Meyer is about to find out.