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==Tax Reform==
===Repeal the Entire Tax Code and Replace It With a True 14.9 Percent Flat Tax (BCW-tax reform)===
*"Everybody should pay the same proportion of what they make. You make $10 billion, you pay a billion. You make $10, you pay one. You also have to get rid of deductions." (FOX)
*Tax all income at 14.9%, with "no deductions, tax shelters, or loopholes", applied only to those whose income exceeds 150% of the Federal Poverty Level
*Eliminate deductions for home mortgage interest, charitable giving and state and local taxes. Carson claims "the overwhelming majority of Americans do not benefit from these itemized deductions."(BCWTR)*Eliminate Alternative Minimum Tax (BCWTR)*Abolish the death tax(BCWTR)
==Jobs and Business Policy==
==Middle East==
===Carson's Seven Step Plan for a Safer America (BCWCAIR)==="We must destroy their caliphate and prevent their terrorists from infiltrating our homeland. We must also secure our borders, identify radical Islamic extremism by name and root out its agents and collaborators in our own country."(BCWCAIR)
#Calls on Congress to issue declaration of war against Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL)
#United States should lead the immediate formation of a military coalition in the Middle East to wage war against ISIS. He proposes a regional coalition consisting of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, to whom the United States would provide substantial advisory, financial and military support in their war efforts.
#Deploy the National Guard and military troops to patrol the U.S. southern border as well as designated spots along the northern border.
#The Department of State should designate the Muslim Brotherhood and other organizations that propagate or support Islamic terrorism as terrorist organizations.
===Congress must be involved in Iran deal. U.S. should listen to and consider Netanyahu’s words===
*In his CPAC remarks this year, Carson expressed concern that the Shia-led government in Iran may be more dangerous than the Islamic State militant group. On CNN, he was critical of President Obama’s negotiations with Iran, saying Congress needed a strong role in the process. On Israel, Carson has said the U.S. must staunchly back its ally. He supported Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. (PBS)
===Investigate Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) (BCWCAIR)===*Carson claims "CAIR has repeatedly and openly expressed support for terrorism, disdain for the U.S. Constitution and a desire for America to be ruled under Sharia law." (BCWCAIR) *"We should also press the leaders of CAIR to explain their devotion to Sharia law and their eagerness to impose Islam on Americans. We cannot afford to remain wilfully blind to the threats posed by terrorist-affiliated groups in our own backyard. As president, I will fight terror aggressively, no matter how politically incorrect or difficult it may be."(BCWCAIR)
==Trade==
===Trans-Pacific Partnership (BCWTPP)===*"I support reducing global market barriers and promoting economic growth and jobs through free and fair trade. We create more jobs and economic growth when we increase exports of American-made goods and services around the world. I am inclined to support TPP, but the American people and their representatives in Congress need to carefully review this large trade agreement in order to fully understand all of its benefits and compromises."(BCWTPP)
*"Ben Carson has said that Americans should have a say in trade deals through their representatives, but he’s not exactly running on economics." (Newsweek)
===In favor of stopping trade imbalance===
*Believes the Obama administration's immigration policy has encouraged illegal immigrants to give birth to their children here, thus granting them birthright citizenship
*To address, he proposes securing our borders and enhancing visa enforcement. (BCWI)
===Illegal immigration (Washington Times)===*Carson would seal the U.S.-Mexico border by cutting all benefits that he says attracts illegal immigration (though he doesn't name any specific benefits he proposes cutting) (Washington Times)*Carson said of this proposal: “You can pretty much get it to 100 percent"(Washington Times)*Those in the U.S. without a problematic record would be given a six month period to register and pay a tax penalty. They would have to pay taxes going forward by taking jobs as guest workers, but it wouldn’t amount to citizenship or voting rights.(Washington Times)*Rejects the idea of accepting Syrian refugees into the U.S. on the grounds that it would threaten national security. Carson instead said he would support offering resources and diplomacy to help them stay settled or resettle in their own country.(Washington Times)
*Allow undocumented residents access to a national guest worker program if they leave the country first (PBS)
*Carson is not convinced that global warming is a threat or a proven trend (PBS)
*Believes temperature change is cyclical (PBS)
===Says the focus should be on eco-friendly ways of developing the nation's energy resources (Bloomberg)===
*"Our Environmental Protection Agency should be told to work in conjunction with business, industry and universities to find the most eco-friendly ways of developing our energy resources." (Bloomberg)
===In favor of Keystone Pipeline===
*Carson said the Keystone pipeline should be allowed to be built. "It's perfectly safe, so I can't really see a good reason not to do it." (Bloomberg)
