laboratory of government, just like the founders really understood the states to be, this is where you attempt things, you try and you innovate. and he was willing to let republican governors try things. welfare reform came out of states. it didn t come out of washington. there were things that we did in children s health care in arkansas that preceded the idea of s-chip. way we wanted to build it, it required payin, it wasn t just a welfare program where you get 100% of the benefits for free. you get a premium and you have a deductible. why is it important? if people have skin in the game, they take a totally different attitude whether it s free or don t care whether it costs $1,000 or $100. those are the innovations can you do at the state level to. his credit, clinton said give
laboratory of government, just like the founders really understood the states to be, this is where you attempt things, you try and you innovate. and he was willing to let republican governors try things. welfare reform came out of states. it didn t come out of washington. there were things that we did in children s health care in arkansas that preceded the idea of s-chip. way we wanted to build it, it required payin, it wasn t just a welfare program where you get 100% of the benefits for free. you get a premium and you have a deductible. why is it important? if people have skin in the game, they take a totally different attitude whether it s free or don t care whether it costs $1,000 or $100. those are the innovations can you do at the state level to. his credit, clinton said give it a shot. mark: and george w. bush was