the thing of it is

The main or fundamental issue or element (of what's being discussed). A longer variant of "the thing is." I agree with your point, but the thing of it is, if we agree to increase spending for education, then all sorts of other public utilities will go underfunded as a result!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Makana	-	Hawaiian
Radmila	-	Serbian, Croatian, Czech
Coralie	-	French
Elaine	[i'lein]
Pallu	PAL-yoo (English)	Biblical
Adnett	['ædnit]