Eh, I'm not so sure. Early retirement is in reach for much of this group, as long as it's accompanied by an adjustment in living standards; that's practically

Eh, I'm not so sure. Early retirement is in reach for much of this group, as long as it's accompanied by an adjustment in living standards; that's practically what defines them. If the rentier/laborer divide is the _only_ important distinction, why is it so relatively easy for this group to skip across the line?