Well spotted Alan. I enjoyed that piece too. It reminds me of a slogan that was popular among politically active undergraduates when I was at university: "Just because you're not interested in politics, don't imagine politics isn't interested in you." Just replace the word 'politics' with 'economics'.....   

Nice article. Makes me think that not only are we a bunch of selfish individuals, but that we really have no wider knowledge of anything that could effect us.