07/21/2009
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"We casually cite dollar figures that are incomprehensible to most people."
"There were about $125 billion of this kind of accidental--or improper--spending in the last fiscal year alone."
"The time for addressing it is long past due."
"Just to put that in context, the government paid more in improper Medicaid payments last year than it spends in a year for the entire Temporary Assistance for Needy Families."