LOL! I just read that story this past Friday (I was browsing a collection of Hugo-Award winning short stories).
Great little tale—prescient in its own way
Yep, I read it about year ago, but it sprang immediately to mind as soon as I saw this thread.
Going off-topic for a moment, almost everything I've ever read by her is fantastic. "At the Rialto," "Bellwether," "To Say Nothing of the Dog," and "Doomsday Book" are all incredible.
Now back to your regularly-scheduled thread (apologies for the minor derailment ;-))