The young 'uns aren't fired up for the same reason they will not purchase health insurance at prices inflated by so-called "community rating" rules that prohibit charging market rates, meaning different rates, for older vs. younger workers:
From WaPo/AP: "Young Obama backers AWOL from health care fight"
"Add this to President Barack Obama's problems in selling his health care overhaul: A lot of the tech-savvy activists who helped put him in office are young, feeling indestructible and not all that into what they see as an old folks issue.
"It's a crucial gap in support and one the White House may have to correct if Obama is to regain the momentum and get Congress to act on his top domestic priority...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/24/AR2009082401804_pf.html
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