Called by its' real name, it is bribery. The government using your and my tax dollars to bribe states into doing what they want. I always thought that bribery was against the law. But I guess if it has the government stamp of approval it is A Okay.
Yes, it's bribery, and robbery, too. State sponsored, sanctioned, and enforced, but robbery none the less. I will guarantee the founding fathers are whirling in their graves about nonsense like this. They fought a revolution over far less...