and the american people agree in a new nbc poll, only 22% of americans say the economy works well for the middle class. and most americans want the government to do something about it. 51% believe the government should be involved in reducing inequality. and they support one of the president s biggest economic proposals, 51% say raising the minimum wage should be a priority this year. the american people know it s time for a change. since 1960, the richest americans have seen their income rise 271% while the rest of the country has hardly seen an increase at all. president obama making sure the country confront the worst inequality we have seen since the 1920s. and tonight he ll take steps, even if congress won t. in his address he ll announce a plan for his executive order to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to $10.10 an hour. where this dysfunctional congress fails to act, the president will. we ve seen it on gun safety, on immigration, on climate change. and