Is Your Family Struggling Financially?

There is Hope

Average people are under assault financially in many of the wealthiest countries in the world. Families that were solidly middle class a few years ago are now struggling to pay their bills because of stagnant wages and a significant increase in housing, food and healthcare costs. The definition of “poverty” in today’s world is the inability to pay basic monthly bills. Tragically, many former middle class families have become “poor” because they cannot pay their basic bills every month.

Is your family struggling to survive in the current economy? Do you feel poor? Are you having greater difficulty than ever paying your basic monthly bills? If so, you are not alone. The "Top Down" policies, programs and products of some government agencies and large corporations are likely the reason for your struggles. The good news is that if average people begin to speak up, then your family and millions of others will not struggle any more. However, it is going to require that you, your family and friends become active in the “People Sector.”

The Problem

Average people are struggling financially because the “Public Sector” (the part of the economy controlled by government) and the “Private Sector” (the part of the economy controlled by large corporations) is focused on enriching and empowering the small number of people leading these sectors at the expense of average families. Unlike a lot of other people, I am not angry at this powerful minority for taking from the poor and middle class and giving to the rich. I expect them to maximize their power and profits. As you know, “We the People” are the first words of the US Constitution. I am disappointed with my fellow average citizens because we are not using our “We the People” power to establish a true Democracy in the United States.

Average people seem to forget that it is “We the People” who can grant or take away the power from the individuals controlling the system. Too many people mistakenly believe that “We the People” power only comes from voting for the “right” candidates. However, our power comes from holding political and business leaders accountable for doing the right thing. Too many of us don’t vote or vote and let the elected leaders implement policies that hurt average citizens without speaking up. “We the People” must step up and become the social conscience of the United States as a model for the rest of the world. The most effective conservative and liberal political leaders want average people to speak up about system abuses because they know that vocal citizens will help them make major improvements to the country. Unfortunately, the ineffective political leaders want a quiet subservient constituent base.

The People Sector

How do we utilize our “We the People” power? The first step in using this power to improve society is to provide a meaningful name to the “We the People” sector. In the social media driven world, titles matter a great deal. Government is called the “Public Sector,” large corporations are called the “Private Sector.” It therefore makes sense to call the third sector comprised of average people, small businesses and nonprofits (who are not being represented adequately by the other two sectors) the “People Sector.”

How do we empower the People Sector? The good news is that the People Sector already has the power it needs to transform the US into a truly democratic political and economic system. However, average people like you and me must understand and agree that any action that challenges the plutocratic public or private sector system is an essential part of a functioning democracy. This challenge by average people to the status quo is the foundation of the People Sector Movement. Average citizens need to come together under the People Sector umbrella and challenge problems disproportionately hurting average families like:

ü   The reduction in middle class families

ü  The shrinking living wage income job market

ü  Rapidly increasing health care costs

ü  Unaffordable housing expenses

ü  Unfair bank fees

ü  Rising grocery costs

ü  Unhealthy food products

ü  Increases in college tuition costs

ü  Costly and poor public transportation systems

ü  Environmental issues in poor communities

ü  A court system that punishes people without money or a lawyer

ü  The outdated credit reporting system

ü  Airline baggage fees

ü  The unfair tax system

ü  The prison industrial complex

The PeopleUp Music Tour

The rising gap between the rich and the poor is increasing the likelihood that wealthy countries will eventually become welfare states. Instead of creating jobs that increase the number of middle class families, countries like the US are maximizing the income of corporate investors by keeping real wages and taxes down. This leads to a reduction in jobs paying a living wage and increases the number of people who must depend on government subsidies to survive. The resulting reduction in the middle class reduces the long-term economic strength of a country. The People Sector needs to challenge public sector leaders to make their primary policy focus increasing the number of living wage jobs even if it is at the expense of corporate investment income.

One of the primary reasons for the short-sighted economic policies of wealthy countries like the United States is that they utilize a “Top Down” approach to public policy that ignores the needs of average people. Political leaders seem to be “tone deaf” to the struggles of the poor and families that used to be middle class. The political dissatisfaction in the US is due to the insensitivity of leaders to the economic struggles that average families face every day.

To empower the People Sector and counter the Top Down approach to government and large corporations, I founded a company called PeopleUp Inc. that is producing profitable consumer driven products, services and entertainment to fund People Sector activities around the world. Our signature program is the PeopleUp Music Tour which will be a 14 city music tour in the US and Caribbean in 2019 focused on making international icons of unknown music stars. A minimum of 50% of the net proceeds from this tour will be used to support People Sector activities challenging the abuse of average people by the public and private sectors.

What Can You do?

If you are like most people in the world, you don’t have a lot of extra money or time to fight for the rights of average families. We understand that. However, if you are victim of public or private sector abuse, there are three things that we ask you to do to help the People Sector Movement. These are:

Step 1: Write down the “System Abuse” that you or your family experienced because of government or large corporations. Too many families suffer in silence when their health care costs force them to go into bankruptcy; or, a corporation makes the price of an essential product unaffordable; or, an insensitive judge makes a decision that prevents their family from paying monthly bills; or, their rent is increased so much that they are on the brink of homelessness. Let us know how you have struggled because of an injustice. No matter what the System Abuse is, please send a description of it to us at PeopleSector@gmail.com. We will not share your name. However, we will be publicizing the stories we receive to make the world aware of the often hidden abuses of the system.

Step 2: Talk to family and friends about the System Abuse and share your victim story on social media. Develop a support network. People often think that they are the only ones suffering from system abuse. We have discovered that helping people discuss their frustrations and abuse by the system helps to bring together people who can fight the system and win. There is power in numbers. Social media is an influential tool capable of forcing political and business leaders to change their abusive programs. You should not hesitate to use social media to let the world know how you have been abused by the system. We guarantee that there will be thousands of others who are just as frustrated as you are.

Step 3: Participate in a People Sector Group that is fighting the System Abuse. The PeopleUp team is working with local organizations to set up People Sector Groups focused on fighting specific public and private sector abuses. “We the People” have a lot more power than most of us think we do. These groups will force public and private sector leaders to make sustainable changes that will help municipalities, states and countries become stronger economically and improve the quality of life for all citizens.

Contact Information

Please help us establish a People Sector capable of influencing the public and private sectors to do whatever is necessary to enhance the quality of life for average individuals and families. If you have any questions or need to reach us, please feel free to contact us at any time at PeopleSector@gmail.com.