Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson joined ‘Varney & Co.’ to discuss recent reports that Austin, Texas’ homeless problem is starting to strain local police and businesses.
"Recognize that at least 60% of the people who are out there on the street either have a mental problem or a drug problem. And housing first is not going to solve that," Carson also said on "Varney & Co." "At some point we need to start looking at the data and using those incredible brains that we have to figure out how this is done in an appropriate way to keep people off the street in a permanent fashion," he continued. "Also, facilitating their life on the street by not prosecuting theft is not helpful either."
In a statement to Fox News Digital, a city of Austin spokesperson labeled the homelessness problem as a "multifaceted national challenge" due to external factors
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