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Ben Carson: ‘People Need To Be Educated On The Minimum Wage’
Fox Business Network anchor Neil Cavuto began his moderating duties Tuesday night by declaring that the Republican presidential debate would stick to fiscal issues, telling the eight top-tier candidates that he would be probing “how each of you plans to make America better tomorrow.”
His first question regarded the ongoing protests by minimum-wage workers seeking a substantial rise in the base hourly rate. Front-runner Donald Trump insisted that America cannot afford to sustain the associated costs while still remaining competitive on a global scale.
Dr. Ben Carson, who has been in a statistical tie with Trump in several recent polls, agreed that an inflated minimum wage — specifically the $15 per hour protesters are demanding — is unsustainable.
“People need to be educated on the minimum wage,” he said, suggesting that “the number of jobless people increases” whenever it is increased.
The impact is especially harsh on the black community, Carson added.
He went on to share some personal insight into the role introductory jobs can play in a young person’s development.
Recalling his first paid positions, he said the low wages were offset by life lessons he learned while working.
“What I did gain from those jobs is a tremendous amount of experience,” he said, including “how to operate in the world, how to relate to different people and how to become a responsible individual.”
A number of Twitter users have pointed out that Carson said in an interview with CNBC earlier this year that he supports efforts to raise the minimum wage.
Ben Carson was for raising the minimum wage before he was against it—OH SORRY, didn’t mean to vet him too much! https://t.co/lG7iCeP2DT
— Kia Makarechi (@Kia_Mak) November 11, 2015
“I think, probably, it should be higher than now,” he said in May.
Source: http://www.westernjournalism.com/ben-carson-people-need-to-be-educated-on-the-minimum-wage/
