But in that case your rationale for tipping, as outlined in your first post, disappears. One would have no more need to tip the waiter than the worker who packed the can of tuna one buys at the supermarket. The free market's definition of reward is inclusive in the market regulated price, whether that be a restaurant meal, a hotel room, or a can of tuna.

By the way, I never said anything about government control of businesses. I alluded instead to the role governments play during times when work of whatsoever nature cannot possibly be rewarded, because there is none to be found. I'd rather rely on law than on my grandiosity to take care of such situations.

[This message has been edited by simpleflyer (edited 06-05-2003).]