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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 27 Jan 2014

    My bad. Many coaches are paid not by taxes but endowments raised for State institutions of higher learning to support Sports.

    9:59 AM - 27 Jan 2014
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      2. Larry Garfield‏ @Crell 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson It's still a bad sign of where our priorities are as a country. Why not more endowments for the classrooms and teachers?

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      2. GeekFurious: author of a novel no one will read‏ @GeekFurious 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson You have failed me for the last time, science! Back to believing in a fluffy lord in the sky!

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      1. ASP Comics‏ @amazingsoup 27 Jan 2014
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        @neiltyson i guess you really "spaced" on that one~!!!!1

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      1. Jam-O'-Lantern  🎃 🎃‏ @jamenta 27 Jan 2014
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        @neiltyson Yes - but apparently money does work when it comes to coaches - but doesn't work when it comes to teachers.

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      1. Gonzito‏ @generaLgonz 27 Jan 2014
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        @neiltyson oh, that explains that. Totally fine. No issues here.

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      1. Liquid_atheist‏ @Liquid_atheist 27 Jan 2014
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        @neiltyson and this will illustrate where the place the value and money Top paid postions by statehttp://twitpic.com/dlqzbq 

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      1. Evan G.‏ @erg79 27 Jan 2014
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        @neiltyson one can enjoy both sports and academics. It doesn't have to be an either/or.

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      2. ames  🏳️‍🌈‏ @amesville 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson it’s still horribly skewed. Why is football such a THING?!

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      4. ames  🏳️‍🌈‏ @amesville 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @cranberryink

        @cranberryink I know! They’re GAMES, why can’t they just be GAMES?!

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      2. Ben Georgin‏ @bengeorgin 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson essentially the same thing but hidden behind euphemistic language

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      3. Gonzito‏ @generaLgonz 27 Jan 2014
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        @bengeorgin @neiltyson i can imagine people thinking, "HA I CORRECTED NEIL deGRASSE TYSON" and him just weeping

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      4. Ben Georgin‏ @bengeorgin 27 Jan 2014
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        @generaLgonz @neiltyson Im agreeing with him

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      5. Gonzito‏ @generaLgonz 27 Jan 2014
        Replying to @bengeorgin

        @bengeorgin @neiltyson same but other people responded to the original graphic misguidedly correcting him. They're who I'm talking about.

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      1. Syd Walker‏ @SydWalker 12 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson Do you have a source for this or did you compile the stats yourself?

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      1. Andrew Kitchens‏ @kitchensa 28 Jan 2014
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        .@neiltyson If only we could raise that kind of money for I dunno, actual education.

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      1. Floyd Russell‏ @FloydIsando 28 Jan 2014
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        @neiltyson Not really bad ... that is likely tax deductible money that could well be supporting education rather than dubious entertainment.

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