Ben Carson to propose raising rent for low-income Americans taking fed housing. - Polidicks

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/04/25/hud-secretary-ben-carson-to-propose-raising-rent-for-low-income-americans-receiving-federal-housing-subsidies/?utm_term=.31d9d21a5f57 Fucking incredible. Too many poor people taking subsidies? Just fucking boot them out of the program, now there's less people on welfare, brilliant.

That man's so disgusting I'm not sure I'd even let him operate on my brain since he constantly is proving just how dirty his hands always are.

How can someone whose life mission is to treat the sick and injured pull shit like this. oh right, being a bastard politician comes first

PISS THE FUCK OFF YOU SHIT COCK.

ben carson is a case study on how someone could be simultaneously so smart to perform neurosurgery and so dumb to believe the pyramids are a grain silo and take the bible literally.

Can't wait for this administration to get sacked. Completely fucking awful.

Don’t forget this beauty https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/220592/f64adbed-8b40-4c82-ba08-396af75378f7/image.jpeg

It's worth remembering that the twins he's so touted for separating so they could "lead normal lives" aren't leading normal lives because they're constrained to wheel-chairs due to damage induced from the procedure.

that's just tragic then

Well, it's America where treating the sick and healthy is only done when profitable.

Nepotism is just fine but being poor isn't, it's the Ben Carson way.

I think it's funny that some republican was saying how worried he was about assassinations a few days ago... And then they continue to vomit out horrible ideas to congress. Maybe you shouldn't be cartoonish supervillain shit-swillers, you wouldn't need to worry about having a target on your back.

"Life isn't hard enough for poor people"

So you can go on welfare to get financial assistance which will then immediately be deducted via higher rent? Fuck this circular logic shit.

yknow, every time i hear about ben carson in the news im torn cause he's fucking up but he DID actually operate on my brain

For real?

Don't feel conflicted, it's actually possible to be a brain surgeon and a not-shit person at the same time. Someone else would have operated you if it wasn't him.

He should've stayed doing what he was good at.

>“The current system isn't working very well. Doing nothing is not an option.” And you think fucking over one of the most vulnerable layers of society is a GOOD option? >“It's clear from a budget perspective and a human point of view that the current system is unsustainable.” You are arguing from a HUMAN point of view while fucking over the poor? My dude, either you are legitimately a complete fucking retard or you have some massive cojones if you think this is gonna sound good.

might as well bring on the purge while they're at it. Would the GOP quit faking it already and just say they want to slaughter/kill off the poor already? jfc...

yup, fucker operated on me when i was two. i had this shit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craniosynostosis#Timing_of_surgery but still im really confused how such a seemingly smart guy can be a complete dumbshit

He can be a dumbshit because just because you're really good at one thing doesn't mean you are good at anything else at all

You can be really intelligent and still be a complete retard.

Pediatric neurosurgeons aren't really just dime-a-dozen, so you don't actually know that.

Some people believe that there are different types of intelligence. For example, you could have really high mathematics intelligence, or personal intelligence (introspectiveness and self-understanding) but you could be piss-poor at emotional understanding of other people, or musical intelligence, etc. That or he's just a massive cunt, honestly.

The initiative unveiled by Carson Wednesday would raise the rent for tenants in subsidized housing to 35 percent of gross income (or 35 percent of their earnings working 15 hours a week at the federal minimum wage), up from the current standard of 30 percent of adjusted income. About half of the 4.7 million families receiving housing benefits would be affected, HUD officials said. The cap on rent for the poorest families would rise to about $150 a month — three times higher than the existing $50 ceiling. About 712,000 households would see their monthly rents rise to $150, the officials said. “There is one inescapable imperative driving this reform effort,” Carson said in a call with reporters. “The current system isn't working very well. Doing nothing is not an option.” The HUD secretary said government spending on housing increases every year — without reaching the vast majority of those who qualify for aid. Only 1 in 4 eligible families receive housing benefits, he said. The rest remain on the waiting list for years and may never receive help. “Every year, it takes more money, millions of dollars more, to serve the same number of households,” Carson said. “It's clear from a budget perspective and a human point of view that the current system is unsustainable.” He added that decades-old rules on rent calculations are “far too confusing,” often resulting in families who earn the same income paying vastly different rent “because they know how to work the system.” HUD wants to scrap rules allowing deductions for medical and child-care costs when determining rent, which Carson said gave some tenants an unfair advantage. “They know how to include certain deductions that other people may not be aware of,” Carson said. “We really want to level the playing field and make it much more even for everyone.” In Atlanta and Charlotte, at least one adult needs to work 30 hours a week for a household to receive housing benefits. Chicago requires able-bodied beneficiaries to work 20 hours a week. Seniors over the age of 65 and individuals with disabilities would be exempt from the rental increases for the first six years. They would also be exempt from any work requirements. HUD officials said that group makes up more than half of the 4.7 million families receiving subsidies. It isn't as bad as the headline makes it out to be. I would be curious on if the numbers pre-change really were unsustainable or not though.

I mean it's fact that there's different kinds of intelligence. The IQ tests you take really tend to just measure your ability to rapidly take in information and spot patterns. We don't have enough information on Ben Carson to actually know, but imo it's often hubris.

Yeah put more burden on the poor, that will sole the problem of them being fucking poor. Instead of penalizing more, why not have more pay for workers overall, or tax cuts that actually help the lower class? No its their fault they're poor.

its sad how they float this idea after tax cuts for corps.

Moron. If you want less people on welfare then stop attaching so many strings to it that forces those people to be dependent on it