I just noticed that it's all about money, the new standard of the universe I think the conversation has to be shifted away from "Money". I believe what hurts or makes people feel that the 'system' has done them a disservice is that people would like to solve problems out of their control. They feel as if they don't have the material goods which will satisfy them finally, once and for all!
Instead I think it'd be useful to think on an individual basis and assess what am I capable as an individual? Firstly if you live in a first world country, we typically have the welfare to provide basic necessities such as food, water, shelter. Do we need more? No. However this doesn't satisfy anyone, people like to view goods as status and or a sign of progression. If an individual has no organization to command and or money to spend on causes he deems valuable then you must ask when then can I do to better either myself if that's what I choose to focus on or if I can better my community. This may be as simple as organizing community clean ups or simply doing cleaning up yourself. It fosters a host of great benefits to the world. Inspiration, sense of community, the neighbourhood now looks clean and desirable. The individual needs to recognize and deal with issues on their own personal level.