Ug . When I worked bar , liquor servers got paid 85 % of minimum wage but plus tips . Tips brought that up to $ 45 $ 50 hr . My wages alone would barely pay rent on my 1 bedroom apartment . In JanuaryFebruary when it was really slow and everyone ' s hours were cut , I ' d pick up lunch shifts in the restaurant and work for tips only . It was my idea , and it was definitely illegal , but the place was run by bastards and they went for it . I ' d easily make $ 30 in tips plus get free food , so it was worth it when times were tight . <| sep |> Yes , but if he starts building public transit projects now using loans that are secured by the road tolls , a successor can ' t just cancel the tolls heshe would have to find another way to pay back those loans , since Toronto isn ' t allowed to have any debts without a plan to repay them .