I just watched the first 10 mins of Carson's speech and I can say a few things already.
Half of his speech was just rhetoric... No real ideas, just explaining his personal experiences. Right there I don't like him. I also don't like his religious talk during a political speech... Ever hear of separation of church and state?
I don't like Ben Carson because he makes the assumption that if you give assistance to the lower class, the middle class will disappear and everyone will lose their jobs.
I'd like to point out the disappearing middle class in the USA that's being caused by tax cuts to the wealthy and tax hikes to the average worker, as well as business deregulation and a low minimum wage.
I'd also like to point out Scandinavia, which has more "socialist" laws in place, yet has more income equality and a larger middle class.
Carson's logic is that when you give tax cuts to the rich and shift the burden onto the middle class, you will grow the middle class. His logic is that cancelling welfare to able-bodied people even during times of recession, where unemployment is high, will grow the middle class.
What I find more interesting is when he says "it's time for people to take government back". OK. So voting for Carson, who will take money from the middle class, thereby growing the middle class, should be the one that people vote for, because he's obviously for the people.
Another thing I want to add as well is that when you take people off welfare, they're gonna go bananas. Welfare is just enough for people to eat. Do you think people are comfortable with that lifestyle? How do you think they'll make money? Go out and apply for a job in a market when there are none? Probably. Then when there's no job they'll have to make money other ways.
Drugs, prostitution, theft, etc. The list goes on. If welfare were cancelled, I suspect crime rates would skyrocket. How's a guy supposed to get by if there's no jobs?
What happens if a company shuts down? Will a former employee have to lose their house? Their car? Where will they go when they miss their mortgage payments and default on their debt?
Safety nets and securities have always been better than not having them. Sometimes you need a little more than motivation to get a job. There needs to also be an opening. If there's no opening, then that's what Employment Insurance is for. You receive enough to scrape by while you look for your next job.