I agree, up to a point. People with disposable income can 1) spend what's required - in time and money - to be informed and 2) be willing to spend more money, if they deem it necessary, to support those distant implications - or not. But how many people are in a position to do that? In the U.S., that number seems to be dwindling, as the middle-class shrinks. Of course, the middle-class is growing in some other countries, but. . .