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Sure, some US states and other countries do have some kind of reasonable base pay, but when the expectation is that they will receive tips for the vast majority of their labor then the labor they provide to individual customers is unpaid if they don't get a tip.
Do keep in mind that a large number of US states only require businesses to pay two bucks and change per hour for tipped workers unless their overall income including tips is higher that seven bucks and change per hour. If they aren't getting tips they are not really being paid.
If someone refuses to tip while everyone else does they are getting something for free at everyone else's expense while participating in the system they say that they oppose.