FYI — They updated the story and changed the title to:
“Perry’s book speaks to minimalist roots”
(same link)
Thanks for the headsup. I like the new title better.
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.
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