it was a republican congress, that at the end of end of clinton's term, repealed the law that made it elegal to by and sell drivitives (betting on stock futures, if they would go up or down). and later past a law so that no states could set laws to stop the practice. which in the 1920's, when it was legal, help cause the great one. that's why the law was written in the 1930's. they knew what they were doing.(greed to make money at any price) now look were we are at. i've lost 13k in my 401k.and others have tens of thousands in property vaules lost. but lets not make changes,your f#$@^%g kidding. change doesn't come from washington, it comes to washionton.