Thirteen years ago, Congress passed legislation telling the Federal Aviation Administration to require stronger seats, but it still hasn't been implemented. Your privacy is invaded. Last October, Congress voted to allow banks, insurance companies, and securities firms to merge, repealing the landmark Glass-Steagall Act of 1933. In the process, Congress failed to restrict the growing power of these megabanks to sift through all the combined financial, credit, and medical data they have on their customers. You might not get one because your megabanker knows you have a medical condition.
Tax cuts go only to the top.
It cannot be a coincidence that these people dominate the ranks of Congress's campaign contributors. The minimum wage fails to lift a family out of poverty. College loans cost more. The 1993 Budget Act had called for a substantial cut in rates, but before that took effect, in the spring of 1998, the banks struck back, neutralizing that cut and bumping the effective rate up significantly. More people arc trapped by crippling deficits.