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You do understand that the federal minimum wage for tipped positions is about $2 and they only have to bring it up to $7 if almost nobody tips, right?
The employer not paying more because the wages are primarily tips isn't as bad as someone who refuses to tip but still expects the same labor. The employer expects someone else to pay for the labor, the non-tipping customer expects free labor.
Wait staff that stick around do so because the employer treats them well enough and their customer base doesn't try to fight tipping culture by punishing the wait staff.