call 1-888-xarelto or visit goxarelto.com. dangerous and a threat to the middle class that's how president obama describes income inequality an issue he has vowed to tackle in his second term. at a new cnn/orc poll a majority of americans think it's time for washington to step up. 66% says the government should work to reduce the gap between the rich and poor. for younger americans the challenge is big with sky-high college costs and paychecks that don't go as far as they had for previous generations. in an op-ed i wrote about that for cnn.com. quote, an article in the "new york times" on september 18, 1987, reported the average wage for an auto maker was $13.50 an hour. in today's dollars that's $28.47. more than two decades later