My daughter works at a mid-tier restaurant 35 hours a week and makes more than my wife who is a math teacher, department head, and has many years of teaching experience.
Eliminating tips and increasing the base wage is a stupid idea. All the talented servers who love the job will leave and mediocre people will replace them.
Having no required tips and a higher base wage works just fine in other countries. I think you're overstating your case.
What exactly are they going to leave for? What well paying skills is your daughter not putting to use so that she can help people get food?
except that most people -- including me -- hate it
raise prices by 20% and drop "mandatory" tips which is what they have become
then tipping can go back to what it was -- optional extra to reward excellent service, not an unspoken part of the bill