&gt; The existence of such a class of (low end) restaurants without tipping proves that it is possible to get rid of tipping altogether at low-end restaurants.<p>No, it proves that there is a class of low-end restaurants (and &quot;fast food&quot; is not coextensive with &quot;low end&quot; restaurants, its a subset of them) where there is no tipping to get rid of, not that it is possible to get rid of tipping in any of the places where it exists.