अर्थप्रतिबद्धश्च लोको वर्तते ॥ कZ_०८.३.३२ ॥
arthapratibaddhaś ca loko vartate
And the world functions bound to artha (material means and economic arrangements).
If society runs on economic means, then harming wealth/livelihood threatens not just an individual but the functioning of the broader social system.