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Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics by P.J. O'Rourke, 1999

In the tradition of his contemporary classic Parliament of Whores, renowned political humorist P. J. O’Rourkeis back with Eat the Rich, in which he takes on the global economy. P. J. O'Rourke leads us on a hysterical whirlwind world tour from the “good capitalism” of Wall Street to the “bad socialism” of Cuba in search of the answer to an age-old question: “Why do some places prosper and thrive, while others just suck?” With stops in Albania, Sweden, Hong Kong, Moscow, and Tanzania, O’Rourke takes a look at the complexities of economics with a big dose of the incomparable wit that has made him one of today’s most refreshing commentators.

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“Eat the Rich”

I remember a very good discussion between Milton Friedman and some Swedish economic minister. It went something like this:

Swede: “In Sweden, we have very low rates of poverty, compared to America.”

Friedman: “In America, we have very low rates of poverty among Swedes.”