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100	1		_aScott, William R. _q(William Rufus), _d1886-
245	1	4	_aThe Itching Palm: A Study of the Habit of Tipping in America
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2010
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2010-07-15
505	0		_aFlunkyism in America -- On personal liberty -- Barbary pirates -- Personnel and distribution -- The economics of tipping -- The ethics of tipping -- The psychology of tipping -- The literature of tipping -- Tipping and the stage -- The employee viewpoint -- The employer viewpoint -- One step forward -- The sleeping-car phase -- The government and tipping -- Laws against tipping -- Samuel Gompers on tipping -- The way out.
508			_aProduced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520			_a"The Itching Palm: A Study of the Habit of Tipping in America" by William R. Scott is a social commentary and critique written in the early 20th century. The book examines the practice of tipping in the United States, analyzing it as a moral and economic issue that reflects a deeper societal problem. Through a detailed exploration of tipping's implications on personal dignity, economics, and class structure, Scott argues that this pervasive practice undermines the democratic ideals of equality and self-respect. The opening of the book outlines Scott's viewpoint that tipping is a detrimental habit tied to 'Flunkyism,' a term used to describe a servile attitude for monetary gain, which he believes is contrary to American democratic values. He presents striking statistics about the number of individuals in the U.S. dependent on gratuities for their income, suggesting that this system not only perpetuates inequality but also raises ethical concerns around self-respect. Scott argues that scrutiny of tipping is warranted and emphasizes the need to reconsider its moral implications within American society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aTipping
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33170
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