Since 2000, the American economy has needed fewer and fewer (in proportion to the population) adults in the workforce. This trend will accelerate during this century. We no longer need to worry about job creation; we don’t need as many people working. What we do need is a paradigm shift in public and economic policy to adapt to the fact that our population will be working fewer hours in the day, fewer days in the year, and fewer years in our lives. Most see this as a problem, but I see promise. This is a positive future, but with fewer people earning paychecks, how will they continue to buy goods and services? Who will pay the taxes? What will they do with their increased leisure time?