{"id":26432,"date":"2012-02-15T18:41:26","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T01:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/15\/acting-against-their-own-interest.html"},"modified":"2012-02-17T05:49:53","modified_gmt":"2012-02-17T12:49:53","slug":"acting-against-their-own-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/15\/acting-against-their-own-interest.html","title":{"rendered":"Acting against their own interest"},"content":{"rendered":"

This isn't in the least surprising, since it's been previously noted that "red" states in general draw the most in federal benefits, overall costing more than they contribute to the federal budget. #ddtb<\/p>\n

Reshared post from +Les Jenkins<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The irony of this cannot be overstated. The people most likely to benefit from it are often the same people most likely to decry it. Unless you're rich, being Republican is acting against your own self-interest.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn an analysis released yesterday in Politico, three officials from the Kaiser Family Foundation claim that the health care law could disproportionately benefit GOP-represented districts, particularly in lower income Southern and rural areas where residents face higher uninsurance rates and more difficulty finding affordable health care. The authors \u2014 Larry Levitt, Drew Altman, and Gary Claxton \u2014 note than 233 congressional districts are expected to see a greater percentage of their residents…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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This isn't in the least surprising, since it's been previously noted that "red" states in general draw the most in federal benefits, overall costing more than they contribute to the federal budget. #ddtb Reshared post from +Les Jenkins The irony of this cannot be overstated. 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