IANL, but quoting the US Dept of Labor:

Retention of Tips: A tip is the sole property of the tipped employee regardless of whether the employer takes a tip credit. [1] The FLSA prohibits any arrangement between the employer and the tipped employee whereby any part of the tip received becomes the property of the employer. For example, even where a tipped employee receives at least $7.25 per hour in wages directly from the employer, the employee may not be required to turn over his or her tips to the employer.

1) The US is hardly going bankrupt. 2) Do you think the private sector has not lost $10 billion on failed projects of one sort or another in the past few years?

Which is it? (Do you have any idea what the word "citizenship" means?)

Instead of investing in "educational technology", invest the money you save and give it directly to the kids -- it will do them far more good.

Is masturbation by a minor now child abuse? Or only if I do it in school?