If you've ever had to wait tables, you know how important it is to get tips. They're a major factor being able to pay your bills.
In Kansas, where the story below took place, some waiters and waitresses get paid as low as $2.13/hour, the rest of their living wages coming solely from tips. So obviously, it's not often you'll see a service person refusing a tip.
In fact, news outlets are more likely to cover stories about hardworking service people getting large tips — even tips as large as $3,000 — but Kansas waitress Chloe Hough is making headlines for telling the governor of her state, Sam Brownback, to use the tip she'd normally get on something else.
You see, according to the Huffington Post, Brownback has upset many of his constituents who disagree with his economic treatment of the state's education system. In order to close his state's nearly $344-million budget shortfall, he has made extensive budget cuts, including a hefty cut to the state's education system. A state district court ruled the funding "inadequate," and he still proposed cutting $44.5 million more.
We don't often to get to tell our lawmakers directly to their face how we feel about some of their decisions, but Chloe Hough took her last night at work as time to speak her mind…
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Chloe Hough, who worked at Boss Hawg's Barbecue in Topeka, KS, was surprised to be waiting on the governor on her last night as a waitress.
She says, “I just knew I had to say something or I would regret it."
When she brought Governor Brownback his bill, she declined taking a tip from him and told him to "Tip the schools."
Hough feels strongly about this issue, as her sister, who is special needs, has lost several teachers due to budget cuts. She certainly meant no disrespect to her politician, but wanted to voice her opinion.
She posted the receipt to Facebook where many friends, family, and even strangers have voiced their support — especially teachers.
As of the time this was published, the governor's office is simply saying "no comment."
What do you think about Chloe's decision? Was it disrespectful or brave? Let us know in the comments!
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