And that's exactly what the President believed and why the President believed we needed a strong recovery and reinvestment plan to begin to change the curve in many of those states.
It requires a mindset that can accept an enormous risk of failure, an ability to stick to at least a ten-year plan, and a willingness to continue executing on your plan despite losses early in the J-curve.
One client told me they fund their health benefits package 100 percent to employees because they intentionally want to be ahead of the curve and alleviate any worry by an employee about affording one plan over another.