"The one thing the state exists to let me do, bill them cleanly, is the one thing I still can’t."

I sympathize but I'm not sure that is the sole reason the German state exists.

"one" != "only one"

	▲	usrusr 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The quote is not "one", it's "The one".
	▲	functionmouse 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		"The one thing" actually does == "only one"
	▲	jazzyjackson 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		“The one” != “a”