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Idea to send:	Topic The Issue of Fairness Content We have known for many years that it is nearly impossible to get the attention of Congress without providing millions of dollars in political contributions, and spending millions more on paid lobbyists. When you don't have all of this, bad things are allowed to happen. In areas of conflict, such as Darfur, Rwanda, and Cambodia, Congress did nothing while millions were killed by acts of known genocide --- because the people being killed had no political influence in the U.S., or elsewhere. When it comes to domestic issues, those with the power get what they want. Congress has given the multi-billion dollar petroleum companies billions of dollars in tax incentives, and leased them oil/ gas drilling rights, on public lands, for little or no return to the public. Meanwhile, persons with no lobby must suffer many forms of abuse. As an example, a small inventor must now pay thousands of dollars in fees for a patent application and related services, plus patent maintenance fees that go on for years. Such inventors help create thousands of new jobs with their inventions, but they are penalized for their creativity. In brief, there is now a real issue of fairness when it comes to treatment of those with wealth and power as compared to the treatment of those without.