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The orphanages paid for every child they housed

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When government subsidies were tied strictly to the sheer number of children housed rather than their actual survival, institutions quietly adjusted. Administrators maximized their operational margins by continuously taking in kids while deliberately restricting their food supply.

The orphanages paid for every child they housed
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