If we keep throwing money at a problem, you're not going to fix the problem, you got to solve the reason why there's a problem and then address the money question. So that's my answer. Thank you, Senator. Fine. When the formula was set back in the I think it was the 90s with Governor Thompson, the formula was locked in. And this area, good German heritage, was very frugal on how they ran their schools. They ran them very well. But you had other areas that Tim mentioned that are way up there. (27:22–27:30)
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