The Washington Post

One can sympathize with D.C. residents who, in 2022, overwhelmingly voted to eliminate the tipped minimum wage in the city. Proponents sold the measure — known as Initiative 82, which passed with nearly 74 percent of the vote — as a policy to guarantee restaurant servers a “living wage.” Instead, it is proving to be an economic disaster.

“What you created here was really special,” a father stops to tell Brookland’s Finest co-owner Tony Tomelden while herding his two...