So again, that's just a businessman's approach in terms of establishing a baseline for spending. But if you want to get specific, We allow legalized fraud, for example, within Medicaid, provider fees, provider taxes. that is in health care. We are artificially driving up the cost of health care so that states get reimbursed more by the federal government than what they spend. (19:32–19:39)
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