Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Help Get Automatic Gratuity Back - Sign the Petition!


      In case you haven't heard yet, as of January 1, 2014 there will no longer be automatic gratuity added onto large parties. The government see's it as a "service charge" and feels that waiters should be taxed on it. This is why many restaurants choose to do away with it all together. While some people are okay with it and feel it does not make much of a difference, others feel the opposite and feel like it has really affected them or someone they care about.

      For those who feel that this has affected them negatively, there is now a petition in order to help get automatic gratuity back! It will only take a few minutes to go to the website and sign up. They need 100,000 signatures by March 12, 2014. A of today, February 19, 2014, they only have a little over 8,700 which means they need about 91,000 more.

      In order to sign this petition all you have to do is follow these 3 easy steps:

1) Create an account by putting in your: 
    - E-mail address 
    - Your name 
    - Zip code 

2) Go to your e-mail and open up what WhiteHouse.gov has sent you. Chick on the link they give you to verify you have a working e-mail. 

3) You're there! Now click on sign the petition and it will let you know what number you are and how many people are still needed.

      If you feel as though this has affected you, or any of your friends or family, please take five minutes of your time and sign this petition! I have attached the website below where you would go to take part in this. 

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