Republican Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson joined Chris Ryan to talk about his recent meeting with civic leaders in Baltimore and his recent decision to pursue the presidency. Dr. Carson, who has lived in Baltimore for 36 years, believes that feelings of frustration and a loss of hope have caused the recent troubles in many cities in the country. He stated that the root cause would be our sluggish economy. Carson pointed out that the administration is proud of a 5.5% unemployment rate. However, he claims that many of those jobs are what he calls “chicken” jobs–low paying and without benefits and only for 20-30 hours per week. When he was asked how he would encourage U.S. corporations to stay in the country and invest in cities like Baltimore, Dr. Carson would lower our world’s highest corporate tax rate, reform the tax structure, and decrease regulations. Although Ben Carson is a medical doctor by training, you can see that “Candidate Carson” has been prepping for the campaign by going to school on the economy. He made some interesting observations about the effects of the national debt which is steadily spiraling upward. He stated that when the ratio of GDP to national debt is 90%, economists say that economic growth is unlikely. Since the ratio is currently 103%, that would explain why the US economy is most frequently described as sluggish. He added that from 1950-2000 our economy grew at a rate of 3.3%. From 2001-2014, the GDP has increased at a mere 1.8% growth rate. Dr. Carson connects this to a lack of job opportunities for many Americans.
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