re: The political economics of college athletics

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Oh Lord you're one of those people. Common Core is not instituted by the federal government,

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No, the federal government blackmailed the states with Race to the Top money...just like the federal government always does. $4.35 billion of federal tax dollars that states would not get unless they committed to adopting Common Core.

It's like states setting the drinking age at 21. Can a state set the drinking age at 18? Sure...but the federal government won't give that state any federal highway dollars.

So don't come in here and say that Common Core wasn't "instituted" by the federal government. Do a little research. Rather than just calling someone "one of those people", educate yourself. When the federal government blackmails states with billions of dollars, that's exactly what the federal government is doing.