[lbo-talk] self-interest

[c b]

Doug Henwood
[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."

[Map: http://www.nationaljournal.com/flash/nj/uninsured/Uninsured.html]

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CB: Are a higher percentage of people w/o health care non-voters than
those who have health care ?