A New Blueprint for Shared Prosperity
Toroidal Economics offers a fresh, nature-inspired approach to solving our greatest challenges—from inequality to climate change—by reconnecting economic prosperity with justice, sustainability, and democratic resilience.
What is Toroidal Economics?
Toroidal Economics is a systems-based approach that models the economy after nature’s most resilient structure—the torus. At its core, it envisions an economy where value circulates continuously: upward growth is encouraged, resources flow efficiently, and prosperity returns to the people in a self-reinforcing loop.
Drawing from ecology, political economy, and systems theory, this model harmonizes four essential functions: innovation, sustainability, shared wealth, and human dignity.
“Growth | Sustainability | Equity | Security”
Why It Matters
In today’s economy, millions work hard but fall behind, while our planet edges toward climate collapse. Toroidal Economics responds with a solution designed not just for today—but for the next century.
Why Now?
Today’s economy is leaving too many behind—while accelerating ecological collapse. Toroidal Economics responds to this moment with a bold, balanced solution that protects the planet, empowers people, and preserves opportunity for the next generation. Change isn’t just possible—it’s overdue.
Top 1% of U.S. households hold 30.9% of wealth
Richest 5% hold 66.4% of wealth
Remaining 89% hold only 22%
“Balance the scales.”
OUR MISSION
To redesign the economy so that prosperity circulates broadly, basic needs are secured for all, and future generations inherit a livable planet.
Our Vision
A regenerative, democratic economy that balances innovation with compassion and freedom with responsibility.
Meet Our founder
Scott Edward Huette
Educator | Artist | Systems Designer
Scott Edward Huette is a civic educator, visual artist, and digital design strategist whose work bridges education, technology, and structural reform. A former Senior Instructor at the University of Oregon, Huette pioneered student-centered systems emphasizing digital portfolios, creative entrepreneurship, and civic learning. His contributions to The Prosperity Loop bring a unique synthesis of aesthetic thinking and systems architecture, helping design policy frameworks that circulate value, regenerate communities, and uphold ecological boundaries. Whether through code, curriculum, or canvas, Huette’s work reflects a lifelong commitment to structures where people and the planet can thrive.
Inspired by visionaries
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Economist | Author of “Doughnut Economics”
Raworth introduced the doughnut model—a visual framework placing human needs within planetary boundaries. Her thinking directly inspired the toroidal metaphor at the heart of The Prosperity Loop: an economy that circulates value within a safe and just space, balancing the social foundation and ecological ceiling.
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Impact Investor | Founder, Capital Institute
A former Wall Street executive turned regenerative economist, Fullerton’s principles of systemic health and “regenerative finance” inform the Loop’s focus on feedback, flow, and resilience. His concept of living systems-based economics helped shape the Prosperity Loop’s view of markets as dynamic, embedded, and ethically accountable.
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Entrepreneur | Political Reformer
Yang popularized the idea of a Freedom Dividend—an unconditional basic income—as a 21st-century response to automation and economic insecurity. His vision demonstrated that UBI could be both pragmatic and unifying, and his framing of basic income as a civic dividend influenced the design of the Prosperity Loop’s social foundation.
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Civil Rights Leader | Economic Justice Advocate
In his later work, King called for a guaranteed income as a moral imperative—a way to abolish poverty by affirming the dignity of every person. His legacy anchors the ethical core of The Prosperity Loop: that shared prosperity and economic security are foundational rights in a just society.
🇺🇸 FAQ: What Does This Mean for Me?
Practical answers for working Americans, small business owners, and responsible taxpayers.
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No. It’s about balance, not control.
The Prosperity Loop keeps free markets, private property, and individual liberty at the center. It simply ensures that the system isn’t rigged to benefit only the top.
Instead of endless bailouts for big banks or tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, this model says:
Let’s make the system reward hard work, protect what we all depend on, and return a share of national success to every citizen. It’s not socialism—it’s economic patriotism.
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It gives you more freedom, more stability, and more choices.
Whether you’re self-employed, raising a family, or working long hours just to stay afloat, the Prosperity Loop provides a Freedom Dividend—a monthly income to help cover the basics, no matter your job status.
It’s not a handout. It’s a dividend—paid from shared national value and financed by fees on pollution and resource extraction, not higher taxes on wages.
That means more control over your time, less dependence on broken systems, and the freedom to make decisions that serve your family.
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Yes—and you’d have more say in where and how you work.
This isn’t about replacing jobs. It’s about giving people a foundation so they can work with dignity, not desperation.
You can still work full-time, build your business, or pursue a trade. The Freedom Dividend just ensures that no American is forced to choose between working and surviving.
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It’s built to be fiscally responsible and self-sustaining.
We pay for the Freedom Dividend and National Wealth Fund not by raising income taxes—but by charging Resource Fees on things like carbon pollution, resource extraction, and rent-seeking behavior that currently go untaxed.
This encourages cleaner markets and fairer competition.
We also simplify the safety net, reduce bureaucracy, and grow long-term public assets through the National Wealth Fund—like a sovereign retirement fund that works for every American, not just the well-connected.It’s smart policy that pays dividends over time—and keeps government lean and focused.