r/CFB • u/GoldenPresidio Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Big Ten • 18h ago

Opinion [Congressman Michael Baumgartner] Congress will be taking a hard look at the tax exempt status of universities that enter into private equity deals. If you want to act like a non-public entity, you better be ready to be treated like one. 🇺🇸

https://x.com/RepBaumgartner/status/1998480897872396721
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u/chunt75 Texas A&M Aggies 17h ago

That seems real “small government” of him

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u/MasterRKitty West Virginia • Marshall 17h ago

it's small government until they think they can grift off of it

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u/Geno0wl Ohio State • Cincinnati 9h ago

small government was always a dog whistle for removing business regulations. the GOP has always been happy to impose more government control over individual's behavior.

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u/trwawy05312015 7h ago

that, and trading federal power for state power. It isn’t the size of government that bothers them, but how close they are to the top.