The economy doesn't know

The economy doesn't know we exist.  The economy is simply the observed interaction of many persons going about the business of sustaining life.  It doesn't know the participants need resources to survive.  It doesn't know that a specific person is better or worse / more or less deserving than the other.  It is simply the sum of all wealth-building efforts.  It is foolish to expect the economy to automatically provide for all our needs and wants.  The economy is an opportunity - not a promise.