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What’s On Your Mind, Elias Makso? Quebec Tried to Fix Tipping and broke it
Tipping in Quebec had a problem, so the government passed a law. The first tip option is now higher than it was before the law existed.
The old system calculated tips on top of Quebec's 15% sales tax, pushing a stated 15% tip to roughly 17.5% in practice. The law banned that and required the "other" option on payment machines to be as visible as the presets. Restaurants responded by setting the new first option at 18%.
The same pattern shows up in a separate consumer protection law now coming into effect. Washers and dryers must last five years. Fridges, stoves, and freezers, six years. Cell…
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