[Eugenia Gabrielov]

I think that there is one major defense against the economy class claim: when gas prices went up recently, the national community instated a pointless "day of no gas purchase" instead of selling their gas guzzlers for a better mpg car. The public likes to complain not take action. I think you have a nice outline, but it just needs to be a tad tad less idealistic, because all of those events are based on public opinion.