Everyone Wants the Pie—But Who’s Still Willing to Bake It?

Modern life depends on producers. Farmers, builders, engineers, coders, doctors—the people who create, invent, and deliver the goods and services we rely on every day.

But what happens when society turns against them?

When profit is vilified, regulations pile up, and taxes grow heavier, the message is clear: producing is suspect. But here’s the reality—if you punish the people who create, you get fewer creations.

Stifling production always backfires.

The people who take the risks, solve the problems, and build the future aren’t limitless resources. If you make it too costly or too hostile to produce, many will slow down, leave, or never start at all.

That shrinks the pie everyone hoped to share.

It might feel good to demand “pay their fair share” or to pile red tape on large companies, but the long-term effects are real: slower innovation, job loss, supply shortages, and lower living standards.

Markets thrive when creators are free. That means clear rules, fair taxation, and respect for profit as a signal that value was delivered.

History shows this pattern. Economies that punish producers see stagnation and brain drain. Economies that celebrate production see growth and opportunity.

The free market isn’t a loophole for the rich. It’s the engine that rewards people for solving problems. And if we want the benefits, we need to stop penalizing the producers.

Because when they go silent, so does progress.