[lbo-talk] self-interest

[Andy]

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> [from The Note]
>
> Ron Brownstein unearths a fascinating insight: Those who vote against health
> care reform are most likely to see their constituents benefit from it. "Yet
> many House members from both groups [Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats]
> represent districts with an elevated number of people who lack health
> insurance," Brownstein writes in the new National Journal. "That dynamic
> creates the likelihood of a deeply ironic result: If health care reform
> passes, many of the districts that benefit most from the federal subsidies
> to expand access to coverage will be those represented by members who voted
> against the bill."

Which would probably mirror the usual ratio of federal money spent to
taxes paid, no?

-- 
Andy