Comment by prng2021

When you say the wage landscape has changed, yep you're right. It's continuing to get worse:

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/09/trends-...

As for states with a tipped minimum wage, let me ask you a math problem. Imagine you work at a restaurant and people tip 15-20% per table regardless of the state you work in. Would you make more money each day if your base wage was $3/hr like the tipped minimum wage in Pennsylvania or $16/hr like in California?