GREENSBORO, NC -- Last week I wondered why my Greensboro City Council district representative and congressional candidate Zack Matheny, in explaining his opposition to Obamacare, touted medical testing company LabCorp as a good example of keeping government out of health care delivery, even though, as it turns out, LabCorp is the single largest recipient of Medicare funds in the state, getting some $157 million in government payments in 2012.
Why would Zack have explained his position on government involvement in health care by offering an example that so contradicts his position?
I think I know the answer now. From Matheny's campaign finance report's list of contributors:
$5,000 from LabCorp's political action committee, the maximum legally allowed.

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