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don’t seem to understand that concept anymore.
The whole world recognizes us as entrepreneurs
and acknowledges us of the fact that the system we
had is one that promoted people doing new things
and coming up with new things. The more we stifle
that with rules and regulations the less common it is
going to become.
RAINE: Running the country is like running a
business. Do you agree and if so how?
CARSON: In the business world you have to be
able to consider a whole host of things, you have
to be able to take into consideration what is good
for all the people. That is the real key to good
governments. The same goes for business, when
people feel like they are a part of the process they
are willing to throw themselves into it and the whole
organization benefits.
RAINE: This is something that stuck with me
when I was reading your book, “tomorrow is not a
guarantee, if something needs to be done, just go
ahead and do it.” Can you share how that principle
can be used by entrepreneurs?
CARSON: Things have a tendency to change fairly
rapidly, therefore if you have a good idea there
is absolutely no benefit in waiting, because the
situation may change fairly quickly, and all of a
sudden the window is no longer open. Besides that,
time goes by really fast and the older and wiser one
gets, the more one recognizes that procrastination
is not a good thing.
RAINE: Historically, physicians have been some of
the most notable entrepreneurs in our country. What
are your thoughts on that?
CARSON: A lot of people don’t know that physicians
were involved in the Constitution, Bill of Rights,
Declaration of Independence--five of them signed
it, but also have been so involved with community.
Unfortunately, over the last few decades they have
withdrawn to their laboratories, clinics and their
operating rooms. I think this has been a detriment
to society; physicians are trained to make decisions
on evidence and not on ideology. We’ve reached
a point in our nation where those who have one
ideology or another and if they propose something
and it doesn’t work, they just say, “We didn’t do
enough of it, Let’s just do more of it,” and of course
that is just completely idiotic but that is how we
have gotten into an idiotic situation. I encourage
people to start thinking about getting involved in
their communities again, and fortunately this year
there are 24 physicians running for Congress, so
things are starting to change.
RAINE: In relating to your book, how would you
equate your ideas to being an entrepreneur?
CARSON: In terms of being able to look at things
differently - for instance, when I talk about healthcare
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