And even having a retirement was a mid-century innovation that garnered its share of opposition. America has always made the political and economic tradeoffs to

And even having a retirement was a mid-century innovation that garnered its share of opposition. America has always made the political and economic tradeoffs to maximize employment, but politically it seems difficult to sustain a system that results in lower wages, fewer benefits, greater uncertainty and higher unemployment (plus ancillary social stress markers like opiate addiction) -- the Trump/Sanders dynamics this year may presage a future boom in populist politics on both sides of the political spectrum.