I think it's shitty when you make $2.13 an hour and only make a few bucks an hour in tips...but there are nights where I can pull up to 20-25 an hour, which is super nice.  In my state, if we don't make enough in tips to make at least $7.25 an hour, then the restaurant has to make up the difference.     Oh, let's pay our bartenders/hosts/runners/bussers less than minimum and let our servers make up the difference.    

LUCKILY! I work for a great company that pays their hosts well. And hosts buss tables.  I tip out the bartender, but it's a very small percentage...I think it's .125 % of my total sales.  And $2 to the runner.  So it's not too bad.