There’s a big disconnect between all of us and Washington. Most Americans actually agree on the same set of problems. But they don’t sound like the problems you hear from politicians.
It’s not about tariffs and inflation, border security and threats against democracy.
Families don’t struggle over the national debt or millions of people losing health coverage. We struggle with the real, raw, personal impacts we feel every day due to leadership’s failed policies and inaction.
Here’s the harsh reality of the very personal effects of a government that hasn’t worked for the 99% for a long time. We have hundreds of shared problems - and most have some simple solutions once we have the will to solve them.
Real problems for all of us - the promises we need to keep
Read them all. Feel them all. Are any of these your story? How about your neighbor? How about that person you saw in a video? It’s time “We the People” stood up for human decency. For a better life for all. For a more peaceful world for all.
It’s time we kept our promises to all of our fellow Americans just trying to get by and build a future for our communities. These are the problems of the 99%:
I want to be able to go to the doctor without fearing that I can’t pay the bill.
I want to buy healthier food for my family but I can’t afford fruits and vegetables.
I want my kids to get the best possible education so they can find their passion.
I want to buy a home but can’t even afford rent in a safe neighborhood.
I want to provide my aging parents with the best possible senior care, not for them to be locked away and forgotten.
I want to protect my kids from gun violence but my state has loose gun laws that make it easy for someone with mental illness to access deadly weapons.
I want a job with a purpose, not just a paycheck, but I don’t have a college degree.
I want peace, security, and human rights for everyone around the world but struggle to even fight for my own survival in the richest country in the world.
I want to be able to save for the future but I’m drowning in debt.
I want women to have full autonomy over decisions affecting their bodies, but the 1% of men insist that they own that decision.
I want affordable transportation to get to work but I’m stuck riding the bus because I can’t afford insurance and gas.
I want mental health support, healthcare, and housing for veterans so we don’t lose another single vet to suicide.
I want news that I can trust so I can get the facts, not endless biased streams of hate.
I want safe, reliable, clean energy that I can afford - not watching my electric bill spike because Google opened a new datacenter.
I want to explore the natural beauty of America but I have a disability and the parks are too crowded.
I want my immigrant family neighbors and friends to have the same shot at the American dream as my family did generations before me. Their families shouldn’t be traumatized and used as political pawns for the rich and powerful.
I want safe, accessible, affordable vaccines to protect my kids but I get mixed messages from experts.
I want my kids to stand up for what they believe in but I don’t know how - I’ve been the victim of bullies my whole life.
I want a compassionate justice system that doesn’t create a lifetime of retribution for those at the bottom while allowing those at the top to buy their way out of trouble.
I want candidates for office who represent my voice and have my life experiences, not an inherited fortune from Wall Street.
Know anyone with one of these challenges? Millions of “nobodies” can stand up and tell their stories…and demand solutions to these problems.
Our contrast to the 1% has never been more clear
The 1% doesn’t feel any of these. They don’t feel your struggles. In fact, they see them as a list of excuses. And they use your pain to gain even more power, control, influence, and wealth. When you have everything else, it’s an addiction to take even more.
The President and many political leaders don’t care about these things because they’ve never had to trade an emergency room visit for college...
Never felt the heartbreak of working two jobs and still not being able to afford healthy food for your kids…
Never had to sell part of the family farm to pay taxes.
Those aren’t problems for the 1%.
Their problems are not OUR problems.
The 1% want to play God.
The 1% has completely lost touch with reality
These are the problems of the 1%, the real swamp:
They want to be the center of attention. They want to matter. Look at them. Listen to them. Follow them. They would never lie to you.
They want the world to praise them. They want to win the Nobel Peace Prize because they’re the greatest President in history. They are the best.
They want to be the smartest person in the room. They were the first one who thought of everything. Everyone else is dumb.
They want every decision to run through them. This election was a mandate. All of their decisions are the right decisions. They don’t make mistakes.
They want to be the wealthiest person ever. They want the markets to serve their interests. Their life revolves around gold and they’ll be the richest person in the history of the world.
They want to rid the US of immigrants. Anyone who’s not like them is a threat. And they want you to believe they’re a threat to you too. Immigrants are trying to take away all that they’ve earned. All that they’ve built.
They want to choose who gets prosecuted and who gets mercy. They are the judge, jury, and executioner. And you can trust them because they’ve been subjected to witchhunt after witchhunt. They know who all the witches are.
Sound familiar? It’s laughable when you contrast the daily struggles of the 99% vs. the simple-minded, narcissistic, disconnected, alternative reality of the 1%.
Our President is unfortunately all of these.
We are better. We are FOR America.
I’ve never believed that America is broken - only that it’s been ignored. Ignored by a political class that stopped listening. Ignored by a system that protects itself instead of the people it serves. Ignored by leaders who mistake division for leadership and outrage for courage.
But America isn’t broken. It’s waiting. Waiting for us to remember what it’s capable of. Waiting for a generation of builders, believers, and dreamers to look past the noise and say, “Enough. Let’s fix this. Together.”
That’s what this movement is all about. These are the Promises For Us, for all of us who still believe in the idea of a new, better, stronger America. Not for a party, not for a class, not for the powerful few.
A vision of hope, with a plan of action
Hope alone doesn’t build bridges or balance budgets. It doesn’t lower prescription drug costs or create living wage jobs. But without hope, nothing gets built at all.
That’s why this movement isn’t just about feeling inspired. It’s about what comes next.
It’s about action.
It’s about taking the ideals that have always defined this country - freedom, fairness, hard work, and human decency - and turning them into a living, breathing agenda for the future.
Promises for Us is built on that belief that we can solve the biggest problems facing our people and our communities through ingenuity. Through building. Through a bold purpose.
And here’s the truth - it’s going to take work. Big, messy, imperfect, relentless work.
Because the future doesn’t belong to the loudest voices.
It belongs to those who roll up their sleeves and get to work fixing what’s right in front of them - and doing it together.
