Serps, which benefited disproportionately those on the highest incomes, is being replaced with a highly progressive scheme.
The people who try to buy policies in the individual market are disproportionately those who have reason to think they or their children will need medical care.
That can be done, Mr. Ryan and others say, by expanding high-risk pools in states to cover those people, disproportionately those with disabilities.
It included wearing the Jewish kippa, large crosses and the hijab, but affected disproportionately those wearing the hijab because there are few parochial schools for Muslims, so they have no choice but to go to state schools.
"The expected increase in taxation will hit disproportionately those companies that have used the most aggressive measures to minimize their taxes," said Eric Kraus, chief strategist at the Sovlink Securities brokerage firm in Moscow.
Over the next two months, with his consent, a government body of dubious legality looked for candidates — disproportionately, those on Allawi's list — to disqualify on the basis of their supposed ties to the Baath Party.
