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Maybe the baristas won't add their personal cream to the lattes any more.
If the hyperinflationistas are right (fat chance), then this isn't an issue. From 1978 to 1985, inflation was 65% according to CPI.
$9.32 + 65% = $15.38.
Of course, from 1998 to 2005, inflation was only about 20%, and from 2007 to now, it's only been about 14%, both according to CPI.
But it will be a gradual increase, not reaching $15 until 2017 for large businesses, and 2021 for everyone else.
http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/02/news/economy/seattle-minimum-wage/