Congress Fiddles While America Burns

I am scratching my head lately at what Congress calls productivity. I question their priorities.

Here are some things that I am thinking our leaders should be working on:

1) Our educational system - other countries are investing in their youth while our schools are crumbling and closing. A recent educational ranking put our kids at 18th in the world. 18th? We're spending billions in Iraq and our kids are not the #1 on the list?
2) Savings - the government has to give us a "stimulus package" so that we can pump more money into the economy? Where is the "savings package?" The majority of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Very different than 50 years ago...
3) The housing market - Foreclosure rates are up 40-50 % in the past year, much due to unscrupulous bankers feasting on a hot market and the naivety of some.
4) Credit - The average American has approximately $9000 of credit card debt; and no savings. You think the mortgage crisis is bad, just wait until this one falls out. The mortgage bankers will look like saints to the credit card companies.
5) Eating Habits - Americans are digging their graves with their mouths; eating the crappiest food ever made on earth. If you want to get a idea of how some restaurants are slowly killing us, read this article from MSNBC called "The 16 Secrets the Restaurant Industry doesn't Want You to Know" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22220895/ It is a SCARY.
6) Behind bars - Did you know that now 1 out of every 100 Americans is behind bar