>>I would see it as the tip.<<
That is how 90% of patrons will see it.
The remaining 10% will be 1/2 guys with hot waitresses hoping to get luck and the other 1/2 will be expense-account toting politicians and business executives.
Net result to the worker: lower income.
Forcing the hand of free enterprise NEVER works for those it was designed to help.
Lower income for the wait staff and constant whiney stories about how Americans are cheap and don’t tip enough.