There are currently huge issues in this country.

In case, you missed it: we are trillions of dollars in debt, there are around 46.7 million people living in poverty (2014 Census Report), and 4.9 percent of people are unemployed.

However, some people are choosing not to protest about any of these topics because they are not as affected by them. Instead, fast food workers are protesting for a higher wage. They want to be paid $15 an hour.

$15. Dollars. Per. Hour.

That just boggles my mind.

So let’s compare this salary to that of an accountant.

A first year accountant, with a college degree, will make on average $35,000.

If a fast food employee were to work 40 hours a week with two weeks of vacation, at their proposed $15 per hour, he would make about $29,300 a year.

Now, does that seem fair, or logical?

A person can go to college, spend thousands on a good education, just to end up making a little more than someone with just a high school diploma?

And, all of the above is assuming that nothing else would change besides the wage, which is just flat-out impossible.

If these companies have to pay their employees more, then what do you think is going to happen to the price of their food? They will rise on par with the pay raise. This jump in the price of fast food will most likely have an effect on other businesses and soon, everything will be more expensive.

The only thing that raising the minimum wage is going to accomplish can be described in one, three-syllable word: inflation. This means everything goes up: salaries and prices, alike.

It is the domino effect. You cannot expect to change one thing without changing something connected to it.

As Jay Asher, or his character Hannah Baker in “Thirteen Reasons Why,” said, “And when you mess with one part of a person’s life, you’re not messing with just that part. Unfortunately, you can’t be that precise and selective. When you mess with one part of a person’s life, you’re messing with their entire life. Everything … affects everything.”

Finally, there is one last point I would like to make.

Sure, working in fast food can be pretty awful, but I think it is better than having no job and living on the streets.

There are millions of people who would like to be working at McDonald’s or Taco Bell. They would love to make $8 dollars an hour, and deal with grumpy customers as long as that meant a roof over their heads and something to eat every day.

I hope this put some things into perspective.