"I hated poverty. Poverty is more of a choice than anything else, and I can change that (poverty). It depends upon how hard I want to work, and I decided that I would change it."  
I agree with Ben Carson because he is saying the truth. In order to change your future, you must do something about it. So, since Ben Carson did not like poverty, he did something to change that and now he is a renowned doctor who makes serious money. This shows us that if you dislike something about your life of yourself in general, you should do something about it so you would like it more. An example of choosing prosperity over poverty is getting an education. Like Ben said ," Education is key.". In order to have a better future for yourself you should get educated. Being educated has a lot of perks to it, so you should take advantage before the window of education closes. Working hard pays off. In my opinion is better to choose prosperity over poverty. Being in poverty must be tough so it is better to choose prosperity over poverty for your futures sake.