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The economy exists to serve people, not the other way around. At its best, it provides the goods and services that sustain families, support communities, and enable human flourishing. But when markets ignore the true costs of production, they undermine the very foundation of prosperity. Pollution, climate change, soil depletion, habitat loss, and inequality are not incidental outcomes — they are the result of an economy that hides its damage in the margins, passing costs to those least able to bear them. Economists call these “negative externalities,” but for ordinary people, they appear as poisoned rivers, unbreathable air, collapsing fisheries, and unstable livelihoods. To confront these failures is not charity or idealism; it is survival.
We must therefore reimagine the economy as a system built on accountability. Every product carries a cost, not just in money but in resources, emissions, and human effort. If those costs are ignored, society pays them later in higher healthcare bills, declining food security, and environmental instability. If those costs are made visible and borne by producers, the entire system shifts. Industries that pollute or exploit lose their advantage, while innovation in clean energy, sustainable farming, and circular production becomes not just moral but profitable. By internalizing externalities, we align private incentives with public survival.
The economy for the people must also be the economy for the future. Growth cannot be measured only in quarterly profits or GDP; it must be measured in resilience, stability, and fairness across generations. What good is short-term wealth if it leaves behind exhausted soils, destabilized climates, and communities stripped of dignity? A better future demands investments in natural capital — fertile soils, clean water, biodiversity — alongside investments in human capital — education, health, and meaningful work. These are not expenses; they are assets, the foundation upon which any real prosperity must rest.
The economy for the people is also an economy of fairness. No family should pay with their health because industries were allowed to pollute without consequence. No community should collapse because global supply chains were built on fragile assumptions. No generation should inherit debts of extinction and degradation that cannot be repaid. Fairness in the economy means discipline: setting boundaries that protect people and ecosystems from exploitation, while rewarding those who create value that endures.
If we succeed in confronting negative externalities, the path ahead is transformative. Agriculture can feed us while renewing soil and restoring ecosystems. Cities can run on clean energy, providing both stability and breathable air. Industries can recycle waste into new inputs, eliminating the idea of “throwaway.” Workers can build livelihoods that give dignity rather than exhaustion. The economy can become what it was meant to be: a system that sustains life, rather than consuming it.
The responsibility is ours. If we continue to ignore hidden costs, the burden will fall on families, communities, and generations yet to come. But if we discipline the economy to serve the people, we can build a future where prosperity means stability, fairness, and security. The stakes are clear: an economy for the people is an economy for the future; an economy without accountability is an economy without a future.
Agrarian Prosperity Committee 