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Myths of Rich and Poor

W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm

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Arnold Kling recommends it
Much gets written about economic inequality. On that topic, a modern classic I would recommend is Myths of Rich and Poor, by W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm. They take the contrarian view that the poor are not getting poorer.

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It says how long ago something was said, so you can tell last month from 2014 without doing the arithmetic. Full and green is recent; it drains and cools as the date gets older, and empties completely at about 6 years.

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