11.   The money that states save on education can be spent on other pressing needs.

12.   The rationale is that families can provide better care and, over time, that the state can save money.

13.   The state would save money.

14.   The state has saved a bundle of money by closing its mental hospitals and shifting the burden of paying for mental health care to federal programs.

15.   The state would save money by giving campuses a lump sum for each student.

16.   Congress wants to get its hands on the millions that the states have saved as their welfare rolls decline.

17.   The state has saved millions on welfare, thanks to plummeting welfare rolls that most credit to the economy and tougher welfare laws.