The sting of poverty
What bees and dented cars can teach about what it means to be poor - and the flaws of economics
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/03/30/the_sting_of_poverty/?page=full
and lots of Hacker News comments: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1467832
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