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Payday lenders kept me afloat when I fell from middle class to poverty—but they’ve also kept me downThis story was supported by the journalism non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project.
Updated July 20, 202215 min read

This story was supported by the journalism non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project.

Ben Carson is many things. He’s a respected surgeon, author, husband, father and grandfather—but a qualified choice to head the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) he is not.