We are the proletarian. We are the people.

We are the engine that powers industry, by labor, by participation, and by imagination. 

We make the products. We create the value. We drive the trucks. We open the stores in the morning, work twelve hours and close it down at night.

We serve the public. We are the face to face point of contact for products and services. We are the product.

We are the soul of the country. We write the songs. We sing the songs. We build the instruments, and concert halls. We keep the music going.

We write and remember our history. We make history. We are the hum of a big city.

We decide what we need as a society. We walk in the parks. We sit on the beaches.. We plant flowers, and trees, and find a cool, quiet place in the shade to dream.

We write and listen to the poetry. We paint, and sculpt. We go to concerts and the theater, and we applaud, laugh, and cry. We see ourselves in the art, we walk home thinking differently about our lives afterwards.

We read the news, and have feelings about other people and their lives. We help others when we can, and we ask for help when we need it. We hold a lover’s hand and we chat to our neighbor across the street on Saturday mornings.

We understand that everyone is trying to live a life, the best they know how, trying to survive, find love, and meaning, just trying to figure it all out.

We live with our feet on the ground, at eye level. We know what it’s like with nothing, and what it’s like having everything. We’re rich even when we’re broke. We’re experts at seeing through the bullshit.

We are real. We are organic. We are naked. We are the sum total. We are God’s expression. Every day we get up, and see to our business. We are the nation’s commerce. Our product is a healthy society and a universal pursuit of happiness. Our currency is love.