Interesting point and article. But I see it from a different perspective than those people quoted in the article, that it’s not really an ascension into cozy middleclass-dom, instead it is further confirmation of subprime mortgage brokers targeting a group who should know better, but apparently doesn’t so far, and is bascially being taken advantage of. Even the article breezily mentioned that it is due to low interest rates and relaxed lending practices, combined with two, three or even four incomes, which makes it possible for these families to supposedly rise into the middle class.