In case others are inspired by the Seattle example: you should know that their $15 minimum wage experiment was not a result of technocratic liberalism. It was

In case others are inspired by the Seattle example: you should know that their $15 minimum wage experiment was not a result of technocratic liberalism. It was a political fight by self-conscious socialists working in conjunction with SEIU fast food workers. Winning that fight required a combination of "outside" activism, and "inside" political campaigning. The organization involved (Socialist Alternative) actually was able to get a member named Kshama Sawant onto city council. Like many cities, Seattle is Democrat dominated, who totally opposed $15 until they were forced to vote on it in public. Like so many critical political issues, the institutional technocrats will not initiate working class reforms. They must be imposed from below, with working class people organizing themselves. More info here: http://www.socialistalternative.org/2015/03/14/seattle-won-15/ http://www.socialistalternative.org/2015/03/14/seattle-won-1...