AncasterMike: Point taken, and I suppose that's what Mr. Trumps supporters believe as well. I think real inflation adjusted household income has hardly changed in the U.S. for a very long time. I think some of the same sentiment existed in the U.K. and resulted in the U.K. Brexit vote.
  Just as some of the extreme elements in the 20's and 30's focused on just a few issues (Versailles, Jews, Communists), Mr. Trump told Americans that their troubles were illegal immigrants and terrible trade treaties. Just yesterday we saw the emergence of the AFD in Germany, while not greatly significant, significant just the same. As the pendulum swings in Europe and North America, we'll see how far it goes.