Ben Carson (Screenshot)

Freedom from government programs, not increased dependence on them, is the new measure of success, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Dr. Ben Carson said Monday.

In a speech at the Ferguson Library in Stamford, CT, Carson explained how the Trump Administration’s has redefined HUD’s definition of success:

“The despair of any of our families in assisted housing is our business, as well as our problem to solve, and we’re moving forward to turn the situation around.

“At HUD, we’re no longer measuring success by how many people are in a program, who are in a housing project, but by how many graduate out of that and become independent. “That’s what makes our country strong.”

Carson said a civil society cannot be indifferent to the plight of those languishing in government programs, but must strive to help them escape those programs and become independent: