Thats all they think of - what they can make - they don't really care anything else we need to stand up against them.
Your estimate of net worth is too high, but you are right on your point. Most Congressmen and Senators have a lot more money than the average American and they do not understand who we are, what our problems are and they have no way of connecting to our plight.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.