For the Benefit of the People: The Economic Constitution of the United States

The constitution was created to govern a nation "by and for the people." In the 1780s, as it has been through most history of the United States, the people have made a living through capitalism. Would it not makes sense then that constitution be based off tailoring regulating the economy for the benefit of the American people? The constitution of the United States of America nearly purely focused on the economy, because the economy is how the "people" make a living.

The purpose of such an economic document is to allow the people of the United States to gain as much from trade as possible. Therefor, many of the amendments and statutes put in to place are focused around bringing as much wealth into the United States as possible. They accomplished this by mandating a singular currency, allowing slavery, and allowing for the individual to attempt to achieve the "American dream." Many of the amendments have both social and economic considerations, such as the First Amendment. The First allows for the freedom of speech, and by allowing this, the congress allows for both every citizen to have a say in the government, but also for businesses like papers to be able to say whatever pleases their customers without interference from the government (with the exception of libel, ect.) The revolution was started by businessmen, as was the constitution. There was simply no way that those businessmen were going to shoot themselves in the foot by creating a constitution unfriendly, or simply not in favor of, allowing the maximum business possible.