[throwaway76543]

The article you linked shows that more people moved to the upper bracket than the lower (5% vs 4%).

In relative terms the earnings growth was even more dramatic -- the upper class grew 27% larger whereas the lower class only grew by 14%.

There are more people moving up than down.

[Isamu]

Absolutely. The news isn’t all bad, and I think most reporting has focused on the decline of the middle, instead of the growth of the bottom.