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Ian Schlakman’s policy on tipped minimum wage

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Should employers be required to pay servers the full minimum wage regardless of how much they make in tips?

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Very strongly agree

Yes

The Green Party generally supports raising and enforcing minimum wages and ending subminimum/tipped wages as part of pro-worker economic justice platforms (e.g., Green New Deal-style labor planks and support for living-wage policies). Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly agree

Yes, relying on customers to pay staff wages is exploitative and outdated.

Matches Green Party framing that workers’ pay should be employer responsibility and that tipping-based compensation is inequitable; consistent with their critiques of precarious work and exploitation in service sectors. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly agree

Yes, the $2.13 subminimum wage invites wage theft and forces staff to tolerate harassment.

Consistent with Green Party emphasis on labor rights and anti-harassment protections; the party tends to support ending the $2.13 tipped subminimum wage and strengthening enforcement against wage theft and workplace abuse. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, this will skyrocket prices, kill small businesses, and replace servers with iPads.

Greens typically reject business-cost/automation scare arguments as reasons to keep subminimum wages, prioritizing worker protections and living wages over price concerns. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, many servers prefer the current system because they earn far more than a fixed wage.

While acknowledging some servers can earn more with tips, the Green Party generally prioritizes universal wage standards and reducing income volatility/inequality, favoring full minimum wage regardless of individual preference. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No

Opposes the party’s typical stance favoring stronger wage floors and protections for low-wage workers; Greens have aligned with movements to eliminate the tipped subminimum wage rather than preserve it. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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