Ben Carson in WorldNetDaily
On Budget & Economy:
Release the economic engine; regulations fetter it down
We have to be fiscally responsible and simultaneously release the most powerful economic engine the world has ever known, rather than fettering it down with all kinds of regulations and requirements. We have the highest corporate tax rates in the
developed world. So why are we surprised when companies want to go overseas? People do not go into business to support the government, they go into business to make money.
A wise government creates an environment that is conducive to business, so that we draw businesses in instead of pushing them away. One of the things that led to the explosion of economic activity that took
America in 1776 to the pinnacle of the economic world in less than 100 years was the fact that we had an environment conducive to innovation, hard work and entrepreneurship.
Source: WorldNetDaily OpEd by Carson, for 2016 Trump transition
May 4, 2015
On Foreign Policy:
Pinnacle nations before us contributed to their own demise
It is very important for the American people to know that we are the pinnacle nation in the world, and while there have been a number of pinnacle nations before us, a lot of them contributed to their own demise in a similar fashion that we are now.
Whether it be 16th-century Spain or Ancient Rome--these powers spent themselves into trouble. Why would we think we could do the same thing and not be adversely affected?
Historians will write about this critical turning point for our nation, and how we responded to the dynamic forces changing our world. We can no longer afford the continuing dysfunction of opposing partisan rancor or the empty rhetoric of the political
class. If America is to survive the challenges of the modern world, we need to heal, we need to inspire, and we need to revive an exceptional spirit that built America. Respect for one another has become the exception, not the norm.
Source: WorldNetDaily OpEd by Carson, for 2016 Trump transition
May 4, 2015
On Education:
Education has power to lift families out of destitution
I know from my own experience of having been raised in dire poverty by a single mother that education has a great power in bridging socio-economic divides and lifting entire families out of destitution. My mother, who is the hero in my life, was one
of two dozen children. She got married at age 13 and later discovered that my father was a bigamist. With only a third-grade education, she was forced to raise two children by herself. An interesting thing about my dedicated mother is that she never
felt sorry for herself and never became a victim. Her blood, sweat, tears and prayers--not reliance upon or intervention of the government--helped my family rise up. She refused to embrace a victim mentality that many do in today's world.
That is why I stressed the importance of instilling in our children the mindset that they can accomplish anything if they do not think they are victims.
Source: WorldNetDaily OpEd by Carson, for 2016 Trump transition
Apr 14, 2015
On Welfare & Poverty:
War on poverty perpetuates generational dependence
Fifty years ago, this nation began a war on poverty that we have not come close to winning. This is due to the fact that rather than creating a system that lifts people out of a meager financial situation, we have developed a system that perpetuates
generational dependence and an inability to escape hardship. The programs have not worked because the implementation does not match the rhetoric heard in press conferences and announcements. Some have attempted to win the war on poverty and improve the
lives of our community by holding boycotts and assembling demonstrations. This method has made some lives wealthy (the organizers), but not the lives of the people it claims to help. It is crucial that, through various policies and self-reflection,
we get more people from a state of dependence to one of independence. In the African-American community, we do not need to wait for others to help us. We need to use our God-given talents to achieve greatness and raise others up.
Source: WorldNetDaily OpEd by Carson, for 2016 Trump transition
Apr 14, 2015
On Health Care:
Ban Ebola-infected people from entry; treat them elsewhere
As the Ebola infection rate and death toll continue to rise rapidly on the African continent, many of us have become complacent with the measures we have taken to protect Americans from this deadly disease. The Centers for Disease Control and various
infectious-disease specialists have done a yeoman's job in their efforts to prevent infected individuals in our country from contaminating others. They have put excellent protocols in place that would virtually guarantee complete safety.
Unfortunately, all of those valiant efforts cannot preclude human error, which remains an ever-present danger, regardless of intellect.For this reason, I and many others are not comfortable with the idea of bringing infected individuals into our
midst when we can readily treat them elsewhere and happily receive them back once the infectious danger has passed. I have no desire to induce panic, but we must realize that some viruses are known to undergo mutations that make them even more virulent.
Source: WorldNetDaily OpEd by Carson, for 2016 Trump transition
Oct 7, 2014
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