That is, given the size of the company, a considerable incentive for Apple to settle: one that they might not have to settle the US case.

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Given the size of the federal match for state Medicaid spending, states have a huge incentive to overcharge Medicaid to get more federal money.

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Realistically, if megabanks were forced to hold capital equal to 15 percent of assets rather than 8 percent, they would have a powerful incentive to reduce their size.

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