[Clairity]

FYI — They updated the story and changed the title to:

“Perry’s book speaks to minimalist roots”

(same link)

[smoothsailing]

Thanks for the headsup. I like the new title better.

[lentulusgracchus]

“Perry’s book speaks to minimalist roots wages”

In 2009, Texas ranked 26th in median household income, at $48.3K (2009 dollars).

If more of those "cash-economy" incomes were identified and counted, Texas would be even lower. Except in tax receipts, which would go up if the tax-evaders could be rounded up and made to file. Although they are presumably paying FICA into someone's (borrowed) Social Security accounts.

Source:

http://factfinder.census.gov/