Ben Carson Calls Out California's Failure To Address Homelessness Crisis: 'It's Truly Amazing'

Ben Carson Hits California Hard Over Homelessness Crisis

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By Jack Davis

Published December 27, 2019 at 8:16am

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson scolded California’s leadership for putting politics ahead of people when it comes to solving the state’s crisis of homelessness.

During a Thursday appearance on Fox News’ “The Story,” Carson upbraided Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and other officials in the state for a lack of urgency in forming the kinds of partnerships that could address the epidemic of homelessness there and for blaming Washington and the Trump administration’s policies.

“My message is, ‘Let’s put the people first, let’s not worry about other peripheral issues,'” Carson said. “These are our fellow human beings, and it’s Christmastime.

“Think about what the Bible says. In the book of Proverbs, the 14th chapter, the 31st verse, says, ‘He that oppresses the poor reproacheth his Maker, but he that honoureth him has mercy on the poor.’ Let’s think about some mercy on the poor. Let’s think about real compassion. Let’s not think about ways that we can keep people dependent and in these horrible situations, but how can we liberate them?”

Carson said addressing homelessness is not as simple as giving the state more HUD vouchers for housing, further draining a pool of money that cannot grow endlessly, but requires addressing the root cause of homelessness.

“First of all, you have a significant number of people with disturbances in their mental capacity. We have drug addiction, and we have people who simply cannot afford to live in a place where you have so many regulations that drive up the cost of everything,” he said.

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Poster Comment:

In California there are bus drivers who make $25,000 a year and cannot afford an apartment since the cost of housing is so high. One man in particular is living in his van and uses public rest rooms and public showers. Then he drives to a laundry to wash his clothes.

The problem with homelessness in California is the high cost of housing. ;)