Higher prices are being driven by institutional investors using leverage and free money from the fed. That’s happening nationwide. It’s not being driven from

Higher prices are being driven by institutional investors using leverage and free money from the fed. That’s happening nationwide. It’s not being driven from below, in this particular case. Also, Seattle has had a minimum wage above 15 per hour since 2017. Edit: 2017 for larger businesses, 2019 for mid size, 15 per hour universally as of 2021