Ben Carson, believe it or not, is the secretary of Housing and Urban Development. This is a department that should be helping those in need.

And yes, we all know he grew up in social housing but that don’t mean his views are worth sh*t and he is proving that 100 times over with his recent ridiculous comments.

As the New York Times followed the Doc around a tour of housing facilities in Ohio he seemed interested in the amenities people got, he saw a homeless shelter with stacked bunks and purposely denied TV, he noted that a veteran complex was just missing pool tables.

Then he told the times that in his understanding of compassion it meant not giving those in need “a comfortable setting that would make somebody want to say: ‘I’ll just stay here. They will take care of me.’”

The Huff Post wrote of the whole mess:

Carson appeared more interested in talking about the comfort level of residents than federal funding during his tour, according to the Times.

When Trisha Farmer, the CEO of a housing facility that provides support for recovering drug addicts asked Carson for federal support, he replied he wanted to incentivize “those who help themselves.” He then repeatedly asked how comfortable her facilities were letting people get, according to the Times.

About 2.2 million families depend on housing assistance from HUD through the agency’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher system. The average household income for families getting HUD assistance was $13,726, according to the 2010 census data.

As you can probably tell, I strongly disagree with this man’s comments. People need dignity and many will try and get on their own two feet. What do you think?