Dr. Benjamin Carson
delivered a noteworthy National Prayer Breakfast keynote speech in President
Barack Obama’s presence.
“I think particularly
about ancient Rome. Very powerful — nobody could even challenge them
militarily…they destroyed themselves from within,” Carson continued. “Moral
decay. Fiscal irresponsibility.”
While he said
America’s issues are dire, he was positive that the nation can fix its ways, as
there are bright and innovative people who simply need to come together to
address the problems at hand.
“And one of our big
problems right now…our deficit is a big problem,” he said, as Obama watched him
intently. ”Think about it — and our national debt — $16 and a half trillion
dollars.”
To illustrate just
how massive the debt is, Carson told the audience that if they counted one
number per second, it would take them 507,000 years to get to the sum total.
The doctor said that the massive fiscal blunder is something that the nation
must contend with. From there, he moved on to taxation, seemingly taking a
stance in direct opposition to Obama’s.
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