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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 27 Jan 2014

    Your State taxes at work.pic.twitter.com/QmMNG4d3Ec

    9:32 AM - 27 Jan 2014
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    779 replies 6,605 retweets 3,060 likes
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      2. Bill Myers‏ @BillCapHill 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @dan_bernstein "@neiltyson: Your State taxes at work. pic.twitter.com/rhM8JIAUJu”

        2 replies 24 retweets 5 likes
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      1. pourmecoffee‏Verified account @pourmecoffee 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Also: "Most NCAA Division I athletic departments take subsidies"http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2013/05/07/ncaa-finances-subsidies/2142443/ …

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      2. Nick Purdy‏ @nickwildheaven 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson In many cases, football coaches salaries are from separate athletic budgets and often supplemented by private donor funds.

        8 replies 4 retweets 30 likes
      3. Unreasonably early Christmas name.‏ @Amanda_Kerri 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @nickwildheaven

        @nickpaste @neiltyson Only 12% of the 223 NCAA programs are self supporting.http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2013/05/07/ncaa-finances-subsidies/2142443/ …

        2 replies 2 retweets 4 likes
      4. Nick Purdy‏ @nickwildheaven 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @Amanda_Kerri

        @eternalkerri @neiltyson 100% of those are major football powers; generally speaking, tax dollars don't fund multi-million $ coach salaries.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Unreasonably early Christmas name.‏ @Amanda_Kerri 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @nickwildheaven

        @nickpaste @neiltyson The other 88% are using student loan $$ to pay for stadiums and coaches at the expense of crippling student debt.

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      2. The spirit of Olufela Anikulapo Kuti‏ @africasacountry 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Next time you watch college football: pic.twitter.com/T3qXWjc9rz HT @neiltyson

        3 replies 14 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Chaz Lee‏ @Chaz_Carlos 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        “@neiltyson: Your State taxes at work. pic.twitter.com/Z8YjpImK6t” This is the saddest thing I have seen in a long time.

        2 replies 6 retweets 6 likes
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      1. Dee‏ @DAbitty 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        #winning RT @neiltyson: Your State taxes at work. pic.twitter.com/dza0yJDnb6”

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      2. Bob Loblaw‏ @BobLoblawtx 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Such a misleading chart when combined with your Tweet title. Sad from a science based mind.

        3 replies 1 retweet 15 likes
      3. Kevin Pazirandeh‏ @renderpaz 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @BobLoblawtx

        @BobLoblawtx @neiltyson How is this chart misleading wrt the title? Did I miss something?

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Kevin McGuire‏Verified account @KevinOnCFB 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @renderpaz

        @renderpaz @BobLoblawtx @neiltyson Highest paid coaches in states are paid from self-sustaining athletic departments, not tax dollars.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Yael T. Abouhalkah‏Verified account @YaelTAbouhalkah 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Congratulations Bill Self in KS and Gary Pinkel in MO. MT @neiltyson @Tull007 Your State taxes at work.pic.twitter.com/nssfFLUQJr

        7 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. Shawn Sanders‏ @sls0463 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @YaelTAbouhalkah

        @YaelTAbouhalkah @neiltyson @Tull007 Even if they come from "non taxpayer funds", the point remains. This just doesn't "feel" right.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Ned Hibberd‏ @NedHibberd 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        What's really important? Football, apparently. RT @neiltyson: Your State taxes at work.pic.twitter.com/ignwb0narZ

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      1. 𝔾𝕒𝕪𝕖𝕣 𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕦  🧚🏼‍♂️‏ @Gayer_Than_Thou 12 Feb 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        “@neiltyson: Your State taxes at work. pic.twitter.com/frzmUnonY4” Don't know whether to cry, or learn to coach football. Or both.

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      2. PopeFrankie‏ @puntofuxII 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @DominicVFX sadface. We have our priorities mixed up

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      3.  👻‏ @DominicVFX 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @puntofuxII

        @puntofuxII we do pope

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      4. PopeFrankie‏ @puntofuxII 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @DominicVFX

        @DominicVFX those stats are shameful. It appears we are preoccupied w/ foozball

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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