The simultaneous occurrence of this and very high consumer confidence says a lot to me about the widening margin between the poles of the Middle class. Because

The simultaneous occurrence of this and very high consumer confidence says a lot to me about the widening margin between the poles of the Middle class. Because people taking out double digit loans just to exist probably don't feel that confident. I think both of those poles are slowly merging with the strata outside of them with a dwindling amount left truly in the middle.