Project Gutenberg 2010-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 349 Scott, William R. (William Rufus) 1886 Scott, William Rufus 16022972 The Itching Palm: A Study of the Habit of Tipping in America Flunkyism 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. Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) Reading ease score: 55.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Tipping HD Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Sociology Category: American Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Sociology Category: Economics 249021 2025-06-13T12:53:15.474510 text/html 245264 2010-07-15T15:28:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 114480 2010-07-15T15:28:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 226385 2025-06-13T12:53:26.569464 application/epub+zip 225212 2025-06-13T12:53:20.328503 application/epub+zip 150822 2025-06-13T12:53:18.413500 application/epub+zip 480424 2025-06-13T12:53:30.775441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456788 2025-06-13T12:53:25.000476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286631 2022-09-15T08:19:57.540951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200313 2025-06-13T12:53:14.545548 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200091 2010-07-15T15:28:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 73240 2010-07-15T15:28:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 200084 2010-07-15T15:28:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73208 2010-07-15T15:28:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20335 2025-06-13T12:53:30.940445 application/rdf+xml 23645 2025-06-13T12:53:19.016535 image/jpeg 4711 2025-06-13T12:53:18.715504 image/jpeg 209518 2025-06-13T12:53:15.503523 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog