《春秋毂梁传》经济思想的本质是在维护君权的前提下具有某些民本主义色彩的富民、裕民的经济思想。《春秋毂梁传》的经济思想的核心是以政治和道德干预经济,特别是干预最重要的生产资料——土地的占有,以政治和道德干预水资源的使用。《春秋毂梁传》在粮食储备问题上具有深深的危机感。《春秋毂梁传》对于农业生产非常重视,是把农业生产当作关乎国计民生的大事来对待的。特别强调不使百姓财尽,要使百姓小有余钱。制民之产的富民、裕民思想是《春秋毂梁传》重要的经济思想,士民、商民、农民、工民通过交换关系共同构成一个社会,和协发展,各得其所。《春秋毂梁传》提出应该实行税什一的税收制度,减轻赋敛。
The essence of the thought of the people's livelihood of Chun - qiu - gu - liang - zhuan is the thought of making the people rich and prosperous on the premise of maintaining regality. Chun - qiu - gu - liang - zhuan paid attention to agriculture and richness of people and food reservation which might support people of the state for nine years. Scholars, businessmen, farmers and workers constructed a society through exchanging Chun -qiu -gu -liang- zhuan required paying one tenth taxes.