Last night, the President took Trump Accounts for Kids and launched it into orbit. “Half of all working Americans still do not have access to a retirement plan with matching contributions from an employer,” the President told Congress. That was the Democrats’ argument. Then he pulled the pin from the political grenade.

“To remedy this gross disparity,” he explained, “I am announcing that next year, my administration will give these often forgotten American workers, great people, the people that built our country, access to the same type of retirement plan offered to every federal worker. We will match your contribution with up to $1,000 each year, as we ensure that all Americans can profit from a rising stock market.”

And just like that, the tables turned. Everyone is invested in the market now. (Or at least, can be, by simply checking a box on their income tax form. Citizenship and ID are required.) Federal workers already have retirement accounts linked to the market. Corporate workers get IRAs and 401Ks in which they can invest. Now every single child gets one and, if —and only if— Republicans keep the House this November, every other person will get one too, plus $1,000 bucks to kick it off.