Seattle Mayor Ed Murray recently announced his (complicated) plan to (eventually) raise Seattle’s minimum wage to $15 per hour. The nation took notice:

“In the end, the minimum wage activists will find out that their political dreams conflict with economics.” —Jeffrey Dorfman, Forbes … “If you’re a low-wage worker in Seattle good luck figuring out how much you will earn under Mayor Ed Murray’s proposal.” —Arun Gupta, In These Times … “For all the red flags, I’m oddly glad [Ed Murray is] giving it a try…. Better that one city’s job market crash than a whole country’s.” —Jordan Weissman, Slate