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the thing of it is

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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!

See also: of, thing