Ben Carson

 Biographical information 
 * born September 18, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan


 * 1973: graduated from Yale University


 * 1977: received his M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School


 * 1984: Director of pediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins Hospital in Maryland

->retirement in 2013
 * May 2015: Carson announced he was running for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election

''' Political position on... '''

Abortion: "human life begins at conception and innocent life must be protected"
 * pro life

 Taxes: 
 * 15 % flat tax (which is less than half what the US is bringing now)
 * raise taxes on poors
 * 15 % flat tax would generate a $1.1 trillion hole

 Healthcare: 
 * replace Obamacare, Medicare and Medicaid
 * encourage people to pay for their medical care directly
 * $2,000-per-year health care allowance for every American

 Immigration: 
 * seal the border


 * opportunity to become guest workers
 * six months period to register have to pay taxes but it wouldn’t amount to citizenship or voting rights
 * to become citizens the criterias will be decided

Campaign Slogan:
 * HEAL-INSPIRE-REVIVE

 Position in the polls: 
 * Iowa republican presidental caucus 3rd place (18%)

 Video/Ad: 
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC-kVUOooEA&ab_channel=TheYoungTurks 0:16-2:04
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwVSQ5kGXMA&ab_channel=CNN