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Ben Carson: “When I say that poverty is largely a state of mind, what I am saying is that the way that people approach things has a…”

On the recordOctober 11, 2017
When I say that poverty is largely a state of mind, what I am saying is that the way that people approach things has a lot to do with what happens to them.
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Ben Carson

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Carson discusses the mindset's impact on overcoming poverty.

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