Original Wealth and Natural Economic Law – What powerful interests don’t want you to know
Posted on May 4, 2026
Essay on “Original Wealth”
and “Natural Economic Law”
By Thayne Cozart
May, 2026
With the U.S. economy buried in both public and personal debt — all because of poor and misdirected national economic policy — it’s appropriate to discuss the concept of “Original Wealth,” as compared to just plain ol’ “Monetary” wealth or “Add-On” wealth. Additionally, there’s a vital need for better understanding of why agriculture and from-the-Earth raw materials play an indispensable role in the discussion.
Let’s begin with a definition of “original wealth.” It’s any physical “something” that is created naturally or provided by human labor but hasn’t yet entered the realm of economics because it hasn’t been priced and sold. By its very definition, “original wealth” has an origin. That origin is firmly rooted in Our Mother Earth.