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Purely clarifying. It's kind of a unique tax incentive for the states isn't it? I'm not sure of other legislation that works under the same principles.

by ivl 8y ago

dzdt 8y ago
Education law. The federal government is requiring states to comply with its mandates or lose funding.
- kgwgk 8y ago
  Also Medicaid expansion.
jessriedel 8y ago
Just highway funds have been used by the federal government to enforce two other rules on the states: speed limits and motorcycle helmets. There have been attempts to also make national no-texting-and-driving rules. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/four-times-the-government-held-highway-funding-hostage/454167/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/four-ti... Trump has tried to restrict federal funding to "sanctuary cities" as a way to coerce them into prosecuting illegal immigrants. It was struck down as not passing the South Dakota test, but he may try again. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-executive-order-sanctuary-cities-funding-federal-judge-ruling-1.4085685 http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-executive-order-sanctuary... The federal government also prohibits states from stopping federal funding of Planed Parenthood, which arguably cross-subsidizes (though does not directly fund) abortion. https://qz.com/863101/title-x-obama-enacts-a-law-mandating-that-states-cannot-withhold-federal-funds-from-planned-parenthood/ https://qz.com/863101/title-x-obama-enacts-a-law-mandating-t...
- chipperyman573 8y ago
  >South Dakota test What's this? Google just returns a bunch of results for the South Dakota DMV exam.
  - makomk 8y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota_v._Dole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota_v._Dole I think.
  - jessriedel 8y ago
    Sorry, that's not standard terminology, I just used it because the case was discussed elsewhere in the thread. See the 5-point test here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota_v._Dole#Decision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota_v._Dole#Decision
- deleted 8y ago
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Purely clarifying. It's kind of a unique tax incentive for the states isn't it? I'm not sure of other legislation that works under the same principles.

by ivl 8y ago

Purely clarifying. It's kind of a unique tax incentive for the states isn't it? I'm not sure of other legislation that works under the same principles.

dzdt 8y ago

Education law. The federal government is requiring states to comply with its mandates or lose funding.

kgwgk 8y ago
Also Medicaid expansion.

jessriedel 8y ago

Just highway funds have been used by the federal government to enforce two other rules on the states: speed limits and motorcycle helmets. There have been attempts to also make national no-texting-and-driving rules. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/four-times-the-government-held-highway-funding-hostage/454167/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/four-ti... Trump has tried to restrict federal funding to "sanctuary cities" as a way to coerce them into prosecuting illegal immigrants. It was struck down as not passing the South Dakota test, but he may try again. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-executive-order-sanctuary-cities-funding-federal-judge-ruling-1.4085685 http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-executive-order-sanctuary... The federal government also prohibits states from stopping federal funding of Planed Parenthood, which arguably cross-subsidizes (though does not directly fund) abortion. https://qz.com/863101/title-x-obama-enacts-a-law-mandating-that-states-cannot-withhold-federal-funds-from-planned-parenthood/ https://qz.com/863101/title-x-obama-enacts-a-law-mandating-t...

chipperyman573 8y ago
>South Dakota test What's this? Google just returns a bunch of results for the South Dakota DMV exam.
- makomk 8y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota_v._Dole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota_v._Dole I think.
- jessriedel 8y ago
  Sorry, that's not standard terminology, I just used it because the case was discussed elsewhere in the thread. See the 5-point test here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota_v._Dole#Decision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota_v._Dole#Decision
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