Being paid $15 an hour to flip burgers and wait tables sounds like a dream come true, right?

While many people may agree that the minimum wage should be raised, they do not all agree that it should actually be up to $15 an hour. These past weeks workers have taken it upon themselves to make sure that their opinions and voices are heard by protesting in the streets.

Harry J. Holser, from Brookings, talks about the negatives that occur when employers have to pay their workers such a high minimum wage. In the beginning the Obama Administration proposed a $9 minimum wage, to then be changed to $10 a year later blaming it on inflation. Many believed and agreed that the numbers were reasonable until it was changed to $15.

Economists agree that raises in minimum wage bring many consequences along with it. Having paid McDonald's workers such a low wage allowed them to provide their services for a much cheaper price than competition. Not only does this affect their sales prices but it also causes an increase in the unemployment rate. Less educated and young workers will suffer because businesses will be more picky about who works for them. There will not only be a raise in unemployment, but maybe an increase in undocumented work.

Since not all states have the same minimum wage it might encourage people to move across states trying to obtain a job that pays more.

On the other hand, protesters are demanding to be payed more than double their pay to be able to support themselves and their families. The federal pay of $7.25 is just not enough to make ends meet.

A Texas paramedic wrote a post about the topic and it has gone viral on Facebook. Jens Rushing defends the fast food workers for demanding more and getting what they deserve, even though he is being payed the same amount for a bigger task.

"My job requires a broad set of skills: interpersonal, medical, and technical skills, as well as the crucial skill of performing under pressure. I often make decisions on my own, in seconds, under chaotic circumstances, that impact people’s health and lives. I make $15/hr." -Jens Rushing

He continues to speak on the topic saying that people that people who work deserve a living wage. He sheds light on the fact that CEOs make 400 times the amount that the workers do and can definitely afford to pay them more. Rushing applauds that fast food workers set out to get what they deserve and obtained it.

Whatever your opinion is there are many ways to look at this situation. There are positives for some and negatives for others, but this will continue to be a controversial topic taking over our nation.

I, on the other hand, I'm just hoping that the prices of my chicken nuggets don't go up.