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Speaking of masks, I put this out on the main board.

A New Twist on Tip Cards. A Way to Expose COVID Myths?

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3861953/posts

I have an idea I would like to float past Freepers as to how to get the word out about how we are being hoodwinked on COVID-19. This idea involves using “tipcards” when giving tips to service workers, such as waitresses/waiters/food servers, delivery people, etc.

I don’t know about you, but I try to tip these people more than the usual 20%, mainly because they have to wear masks all day long and I feel sorry for them. I am also rather impressed by how surly they have not become because of this.

Many years ago, when I was a Libertarian, I bought a pack of “tipcards” (I welcome suggestions for a better name) to use when leaving tips. These cards told the server that I was giving them a gift instead of a tip and that they did not have to report it to the IRS and also contained a quiz that gauged how libertarian they were. They also provided a list of some resources for further information.

I will post a link to the current incarnation of these cards that the Libertarian Party sells. I only post this to give you a pictorial example of what I am talking about and to help spur your creativity.

I propose we produce and use tipcards when tipping.

The following are some ideas I have surrounding these.

1. We do not state on the cards any suggestion that the tip does not have to be reported to the IRS. That issue is just not relevant now and is an unnecessary distraction. Instead, we simply state on the “cover” something to the effect that we are providing a more generous than usual tip as sort of a “mask premium” in acknowledgment of how hard it must be to work in a mask....