Build an Economy That Works for the 99%, Not the Wealthiest 1%

As your constituent, I am demanding that Congress stop protecting the interests of the ultra-wealthy while working Americans struggle to afford housing, healthcare, childcare, groceries, and retirement. The American economy should work for 99% of us—not just the richest 1%. History has already shown us what happens when wealth and power become concentrated in the hands of a small elite. The unchecked greed of the 1920s led directly to the Great Depression. In response, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, with support from Congress, built a government that leveled the economic playing field by regulating powerful corporations, protecting workers, investing in infrastructure, strengthening the social safety net, and ensuring that opportunity was available to ordinary Americans—not just the wealthy. Republican President Dwight Eisenhower understood the value of that system and built upon it. Leaders of both parties once recognized a simple truth: democracy cannot survive if a handful of billionaires control the economy while everyone else is left behind. Even Republican President Theodore Roosevelt warned against “a small class of enormously wealthy and economically powerful men” whose goal was simply to increase their own power. He called for a Square Deal that guaranteed every American a fair opportunity to succeed. Follow his guidance and help us That same courage is desperately needed today. Instead of allowing monopolies to grow larger, billionaires to buy political influence, and corporations to write the rules for their own benefit, Congress should restore vigorous antitrust enforcement, protect workers’ rights, close tax loopholes that reward extreme wealth, strengthen labor protections, and ensure that everyone pays their fair share. Economic opportunity should be earned through hard work and innovation—not inherited privilege or political connections. Our Constitution begins with “We the People,” not “We the Wealthy.” Government exists to promote the general welfare, protect equal opportunity, and preserve liberty for everyone—not to serve as a vehicle for enriching a privileged few. Congress has a duty to rebuild an economy where working families can thrive, small businesses can compete fairly, and every American has a genuine chance to succeed. The American people deserve a government that stands with them, not with the wealthiest donors and corporate lobbyists. I urge you to act with the courage of leaders like Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, and Franklin Roosevelt. Fight for the 99%. Fight for us. Restore fairness, competition, and opportunity. Put the American people ahead of concentrated wealth and corporate power. History will judge whether Congress chose to defend democracy—or the oligarchy threatening it.