(NEWSnet) — A growing number of Americans think tipping culture is getting a bit out of hand.

According to a survey conducted by Bankrate, 30% of Americans believe tipping is really out of control.

The report also found that we’re tipping less often than only a few years ago.

Sit-down restaurants — where people most frequently tip — saw the percentage of people leaving gratuity tumbling by 10%.

Inflation challenges and interest rate woes can be to blame. Inflation caused cumulative prices to surge almost 13% in only two years.

Credit card debt hit an all-time high last month. According to a recent report from Lending Club, 61% of Americans say they’re living paycheck to paycheck.

That same survey also found that more Americans than ever believe that restaurants need to pay their employees more.

The subminimum wage is still acceptable in many states, which is $2.13 an hour. That’s been in place since 1996, whereas the Federal minimum wage rose in 2009. In theory, workers are supposed to make up the difference in tips.

According to Bankrate's survey, 41% of Americans want to abolish this framework that’s been in place for nearly a century.

The report suggests that employers should have the burden of pay rather than individual consumers. In some places, like the Washington, D.C. metro area, several municipalities have proposals that would, in essence, get rid of this sub-min wage.

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