Business as Usual is Killing Utah
It’s not just about "money"—it’s about the homes we build and the people we love. When you’re looking at your kids and wondering if the world is going to leave a seat at the table for them, "economic resilience" stops being a buzzword and starts being a mission.
Business as Usual is Killing Utah
I’m looking around, and I have to ask: Is anyone else seeing this? We’re watching the cost of living skyrocket while the diversity of our local economy vanishes, and the people in charge are acting like everything is just fine. It isn’t fine. We are at a breaking point, and the silence from the top is deafening.
Economics Isn't an Opinion—It's a Roadmap
Here is the part that keeps me up at night: We actually have the answers. This isn't a mystery. As someone with a Master’s in Economics, I can tell you that the math doesn’t lie. We know that market concentration kills innovation. We know that when a few massive corporations own the playground, everyone else gets kicked off the swing set.
So why aren't our state officials listening to science and reason?
The Science: Healthy markets require competition to stay stable.
The Reality: We are letting monopolies build walls around our state, and our leaders are holding the bricks.
Protecting Our Own
I’m a caretaker at heart. I want to protect the small business owner who put their life savings into a storefront on Main Street. I want to protect my kids from a future where they are priced out of their own hometown.
But I’m also done playing nice.
The "status quo" isn't just a stagnant pool; it’s a predatory system that favors the donor class over the working class. If the people in power refuse to use the economic tools at their disposal to break up these concentrations, then they are choosing the side of the giants.
Why the Hesitation?
It’s simple: The giants have louder voices. But science and reason don't care about campaign contributions. We need to stop "managing" our decline and start disrupting the systems that caused it.
Economic resilience isn't a suggestion; it’s a survival strategy. We need to break up the monopolies, clear the path for our local entrepreneurs, and stop pretending that the "invisible hand" is going to fix a market that’s been handcuffed by bad policy.
Utah deserves better than leaders who ignore the evidence. It’s time to stop asking for permission to fix our economy and start demanding it.
