Is the U.S.A. an Oligarchy of the Rich or a Democracy?

I think that the members of Congress who do not want to increase the minimum wage and want to repeal the Affordable Care Act should have to live on the current minimum wage without health insurance without access to their savings accounts to see if they are able to do that. Some cold-hearted, short-sighted members of Congress have referred to adults who are working minimum-wage job as being failures. Anybody can fall on hard times. The benefits of members of Congress need to be drastically cut. I am sure that they would not pass laws to do that. Tax payers are paying for these benefits, yet they say that is programs like SNAP (food stamps), unemployment, and other government programs are a drain on the economy. Their benefits and the tax cuts for the rich are drains on the economy. The tax breaks for large corporations are also drains on the economy. Big banks are protected from failure even when they do risky behavior. I am sure that most of people using the SNAP program or other government programs would prefer to be able to earn a living wage and be able to support themselves. I know that I feel better about myself when I can make a living wage and can support myself and help others in need. There are Republicans who say that they are interested in making things better for the working class, but their actions belie this claim. The gap between the rich and poor is growing, and the Middle Class is endangered. We need to vote out of office elected government officials who are more interested in working for the rich and corporations than they are for the people they are elected to represent. This country is becoming more of a oligarchy of the rich and less of a democracy.