I was thinking Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith or Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell but those may be a bit advanced
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Real answer wait until highschool and then Hamilton's Report on Credit and Report on Manufacturing.
Sowell is libertarian nonsense. skip it.
the interesting thing about Adam Smith and Wealth of Nations is that it was published in 1776, right around when Hamilton issued his reports. Hamilton's views are anchored in reality, the specifics of the nation, and concrete, measured information. Adam Smith is a inductivist, waving his hands around and saying, "due to this abstract theory... it clearly follows". No Adam. It does not. Observations and reality trump generalized, failing theories every single time.
Thanks. Those are the first two books that came to mind. I still like Sowell’s work though. I actually have The Federalist Papers and some other stuff by Hamilton. I’m no economist and have just read books on it but it amazes me how people with degrees in economics push thinks like a super high minimum wage or “living wage” with no basis in reality.