Matthew Michels

Strongly agree

No

The party typically supports keeping the tipped minimum wage/tip credit structure and limiting federal labor requirements; GOP positions in Congress have frequently aligned with restaurant industry arguments against eliminating the tip credit. 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 agree

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

Cost/price impacts and small-business burden arguments are common in Republican messaging on wage mandates; GOP officials frequently cite job loss and automation risks when opposing higher wage floors. 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.

Agree

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

Republicans often argue many tipped workers earn well above minimum wage and prefer the current system; this mirrors common GOP/industry defenses of the tip credit in federal and state debates. 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.

Disagree

Yes

Republicans generally oppose federal wage mandates and favor employer flexibility; GOP lawmakers have often resisted raising the federal minimum wage and preserving the tip credit under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). 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.

Disagree

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

While Republicans may support enforcement against wage theft, they generally oppose eliminating the $2.13 tipped cash wage via federal mandate; the harassment/wage-theft framing is more associated with Democratic-led pushes to end the subminimum wage. 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

Yes, relying on customers to pay staff wages is exploitative and outdated.

Framing tipping as “exploitative and outdated” aligns more with progressive labor critiques; Republicans more often defend tipping as a market-based system and oppose mandates to restructure compensation. 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.