http://time.com/4793372/ben-carson-poverty-state-of-mind/ So according to Ben, poverty is caused by parents letting their kids get into a poverty mindset. I can tell you from personal experience that this is simply untrue. I volunteer at a Soup Kitchen on weekends, and the people there tell me how their working hard, trying to provide for their families. I know friends who have too debate between buying clothes for their children or paying the electric bill. They all work their ass of, and are still in poverty.