abolished the tipped minimum wage which is as low as $2.13 an hour. the restaurant industry is fighting against it. that s money that s going to come out of my pocket, take away from people that aren t getting tipped. i would need to raise prices which causes pushback from the guests. reporter: but a group is working to end the tipped minimum wage in 25 other states including illinois. that s how i live is with tips. reporter: destiny fox works in two chicago restaurants. she s saving up for school. she makes just above the state s tipped minimum wage taking home $9.40 an hour. tipsade 80% of her take-home pay. without it it wouldn t give me the means to live, to pay my bills, to eat, to do the things that i m planning on doing, school. i mean it s everything.
she makes just above the state s tipped minimum wage. taking home $9.40 an hour. tips add 80% to her take home pay. without it it wouldn t give me the means to live, to pay my bills, to eat and to do the things that i m planning on doing, school. i mean, it is everything. reporter: vanessa yurkevich, cnn, new york. hotly debated topic. and we re not going to have that debate right now, victor blackwell. we had it in the commercial. but it was a great report. it is historic image seen around the world. just ahead, donald trump sharing a snapshot, a mug shot, that most people would not share. plus in fulton county, they want trump s sweeping reelection subversion trial to kickoff less than two months from now. is that too soon?
cause pushback. and those who have a balanced measure in 25 other states including illinois. that is how i live is with tips. reporter: destiny fox works in two chicago restaurant, and she is saving up for school. she makes just above the state s tipped minimum wage taking home $9.40 an hour. tips add 80% to her take-home pay. without it? it would not give me the means to live, to, to pay my bills, to eat, to do the things that i am planning on doing, school, and i mean, it is, it is every everything. reporter: this is a complicated issue, but the consensus is if you receive good service or makes your day at the coffee shop, tip, a dollar or two at the coffee shop, and one thing to know, when they flip the screen on you, the person who is serving you actually
including illinois. that is how i live. is with tips. reporter: destiny fox worked in two chicago restaurants. she s saving up for school. she makes just about the state s tipped minimum wage. taking home $9.40 an hour. tips add 80% to her take-home pay. without it it wouldn t give me the means to live. to to pay my bills, to eat and to do the things that i m planning on doing. school and, i mean, it is everything. reporter: and a little tip i learned about those tip screens, brianna, the person serving you doesn t know if you re tipping or how much. so that may take a little bit of the pressure off. as far as who is most generous tipping generation, baby boomers. 83% say they tip all of the time, with gen z, just 35%.
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