An annual study claims that the NCAA’s basketball championship tournament makes workers less productive. The illicit temptations of filling out brackets and watching games instead of working will cost the economy about $1.8 billion this year. Over at the Daily Caller, I show why that’s (mostly) a myth.
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“College football is bringing big bucks to K Street as lawmakers take aim at dismantling the Bowl Championship Series,” says a recent story in Politico.
A six-figure sum is being spent lobbying what really shouldn’t be a government issue. Millions more are being spent on other issues affecting college sports.
There’s even a PlayOff PAC that gives money to politicians who take an active stance on college football playoff reform.
True, the BCS playoff system could definitely use an overhaul. But that’s a job for the NCAA. Not Congress.
On the other hand, legislators do considerably less harm when they spend their time on college football instead of, say, health care or fiscal stimulus.
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Inertia Wins! 