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Ben Carson possible presidential campaign, 2016/Labor and employment

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Ben Carson announced his presidential run on May 3, 2015.[1]



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  • At the fourth Republican primary debate on November 10, 2015, Ben Carson said he opposed raising the minimum wage. He said, "Every time we raise the minimum wage, the number of jobless people increases. It's particularly a problem in the black community. Only 19.8 percent of black teenagers have a job, who are looking for one. You know, that -- and that's because of those high wages. If you lower those wages, that comes down. … I would not raise it [minimum wage]. I would not raise it, specifically because I'm interested in making sure that people are able to enter the job market and take advantage of opportunities."[2]
  • In the September 2015 GOP debate, Carson suggested having two minimum wages, “a starter, and a sustaining because how are young people ever going to get a job if you have such a high minimum wage that it makes it impractical to hire them.”[3]
  • In an op-ed which appeared in The Washington Times on January 28, 2014, Carson wrote, "Corporations and businesses need to concentrate on mutually beneficial apprenticeships and internships for potential workers in their cities. Courses in basic finance and work ethics should be offered in places where such knowledge would not be redundant."[4]

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  1. ↑ USA Today, "Report: Ben Carson to run for president," May 3, 2015
  2. ↑ The Washington Post, "Who said what and what it meant: The 4th GOP debate, annotated," November 10, 2015
  3. ↑ CNN, "CNN REAGAN LIBRARY DEBATE: Later Debate Full Transcript," September 16, 2015
  4. ↑ Washington Times, “CARSON: Obama is wrong that raising minimum wage will fix income inequality," January 28, 2014
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