Is that quite right? My impression is that it has been half-true, with part of the middle class doing better than ever and rising, while the other part did poor

Is that quite right? My impression is that it has been half-true, with part of the middle class doing better than ever and rising, while the other part did poorly & lost out. A bifurcation of the middle class. Which was not unexpected, globalization always has losers. But we've failed to help them out.