Ben Carson reveals Republican magical thinking

Yes, he's too dumb to realize that he did it but he did it nonetheless. He revealed what Republicans believe, that one's circumstances are completely determined by one's attitude. If you're poor it's your own damned fault. All this really reveals is the simple mindedness of this absurd premise. He said:

"You take somebody that has the right mindset, you take everything from them and put them on the street and I guarantee in a little while they’ll be right back up there. And you take somebody with the wrong mindset, you can give them everything in the world, they’ll work their way right back down to the bottom.”