David Brooks: We should overturn our system of tipping. But we can’t.

(Pat Bagley | The Salt Lake Tribune) This cartoon, titled "Seeing the Elephant," appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.

(Pat Bagley | The Salt Lake Tribune) This cartoon, titled "Seeing the Elephant," appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.

By David Brooks | The New York Times

| Oct. 25, 2019, 8:00 p.m.

| Updated: 10:11 a.m.

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