I think you assume way too much about the average person. Sure, it would be nice to be wealthy, but most people just want a decent job with decent benefits. A lot of towns have been just devastated by our trade policies. I don't expect a 50 year old factory worker to become a stock trader or some shit. Why you do is beyond me. And what jobs remain are paying wages suppressed by the Chinese (and Mexican) boogeyman. "We'll send your jobs to China or Mexico if you don't take less." Democrats are to blame, too. But people were hoodwinked to think a Republican suddenly became a populist. Sooner or later those people are going to get pissed, and then we will either see change or there will be problems.