About Ben

70 years old

Hometown: Detroit, Michigan

Known widely for his medical contributions, Ben and his older brother were raised by his mother in southwest Detroit, Michigan. He participated in ROTC as a youth and was accepted to Yale University, where he studied psychology. Carson pursued his MD at the University of Michigan and completed his residency in neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland immediately after graduating. Carson spent one year at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth, Australia before returning to Johns Hopkins in 1984 as Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, where he would go on to gain fame and recognition for ground-breaking surgeries. In 2013, Carson decided to retire at "the top of his game" and bring his skills to the arena of politics.

If elected, Carson would work on balancing the budget through an amendment to combat national debt. He will also seek to enact a higher two tiered minimum wage system with a lower starter minimum wage for young workers.^[1]

Carson supports the reinstatement of the Glass-Steagall Act, a set of provisions from the U.S. Banking Act of 1933 that limited commercial bank securities, activities, and affiliations within commercial banks and securities firms.^[2]

If elected, Carson would work on strengthening the United States' relationship with Israel and allow the military to pursue anything it feels necessary to defeat ISIS. Carson would also work with the United States' NATO and non-NATO allies to limit Russia's aggression and continue with the use of Guantanamo Bay.^[3]

If elected, Carson would work to create a system that allows undocumented immigrants who are currently in the country to apply for a guest worker position if they leave the country first. This is contingent on the person being able to prove they have a job waiting for them when they return. Carson's plan would also increase penalties on employers who break immigration rules.^[4]

If elected, Carson would work to simplify the tax code, eliminating corporate loopholes and making taxes quick and easy enough to be filed in "less than 15 minutes". He believes this will allow the United States to put an end to the IRS as it currently operates.^[5]

If elected, Carson would direct the EPA to work in conjunction with business, industry, and universities to find the most eco-friendly ways of developing energy resources. Carson believes that global climate change is part of a cyclical warming pattern and is irrelevant, but says that Americans have "a responsibility to protect our environment".^[6]

If elected, Carson would work to dramatically reform the federal bureaucratic system. His five-point plan is highlighted by public reporting, taxpayer feedback, and bold experimentation to eliminate inefficiencies.^[7]