Ben Carson Says Poverty Is A 'State Of Mind,' Folks On Twitter Give Him A Piece Of Theirs

Ben Carson says that poverty is a "state of mind." You know what else is a state of mind? Always being a blithering idiot.

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) May 24, 2017

Dear @SecretaryCarson,

States of mind:
✔️ Happy
✔️ Sad
✔️ New York

NOT a state of mind:
❌ Systemic poverty https://t.co/HAuQrNzvTL

— Nita Lowey (@NitaLowey) May 24, 2017

@WajahatAli @whattheshihtzu Im gonna use my "state of mind" to do all my farm work for me. Why have I not thought of this before. Gonna dream up lobster too.

— Teemedome (@teemedome) May 25, 2017

Huh. We say poverty is the condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support.https://t.co/HBXsKo83sQ https://t.co/IRdMSW93eC

— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) May 24, 2017

So is hunger apparently. Let's Jedi Mind trick ourselves into eating a steak. https://t.co/t20slNjhIF

— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) May 24, 2017

If poverty is "a state of mind" then so is wealth. So how about Ben Carson trade places with someone impoverished and show us how it's done.

— Nut Job (@MacSmiff) May 24, 2017

Let's have him swap with a family living below the poverty line for - meeehhh - 3 months & see what he says then. https://t.co/P7AKwz0tJj

— Nemesis Resis☨ (@LaPajamas) May 24, 2017

I just imagined a few million into my bank account, thanks Ben Carson https://t.co/uYqFjQwWXR

— thomas a moore 🎈 (@Thomas_A_Moore) May 24, 2017

Ben Carson said poverty is a state of mind.

Next month, I'm going to tell my landlord that I paid my rent with positive thinking!

— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) May 24, 2017

Ben Carson says you can think your way out of poverty, time to start thinking hard. pic.twitter.com/eM0Hc6oHRs

— Ryan (@ryanztweetz) May 24, 2017

@washingtonpost Ben Carson is an idiot! Let him live in poverty for a year & then get a comment from him! Are poor people suppose to mediate out of poverty?

— Doc CB (@cbeidson) May 24, 2017

Ben Carson says that poverty is a "state of mind."
Tell that to my low-income students whose parents struggle w/the basic necessities.

— Talia (@2020fight) May 25, 2017

Ben Carson said poverty is a state of mind. The 45 million people living below the poverty line should just smile themselves to wealth.

— Michael, still here (@Home_Halfway) May 24, 2017

Ben Carson says poverty is a state of mind, so next month try paying your rent with The Force

— Bobby Big Wheel (@BobbyBigWheel) May 25, 2017

Ben Carson thinking that poverty is a mindset is a pretentious dismissal of the struggle that millions of working parents go through.

— Simar (@sahluwal) May 24, 2017

If poverty is a "state of mind" Ben Carson, why don't we put you in our lower class's shoes and you can just "think" your way out of it?

— Christian Tall (@ChristianLTall) May 25, 2017

On a serious note, poverty is physically&very mentally exhausting. Ppl like Ben Carson don't have a clue on how hard it is to live w/no hope

— Tina-TheResistance (@trcfwtt) May 25, 2017

Ben Carson called poverty a state of mind. No, sir stupidity is a state of mind. Perhaps you should go see a neurosurgeon.......

— Lynn V. (@lynnv378) May 24, 2017