Today I spoke on the floor AGAIN about government waste and urged the Senate to adopt my amendment that would ban the funding of gain-of-function research in China. You can watch it here:
NSF sent $1.3 million to study making insects into animal feed, on top of that we spent nearly $3 million to study if humans would eat insects as a means to combat climate change.
That’s $4 million on eating insects.
NIH Spent over $800,000 to study whether Japanese Quails are more Sexually promiscuous on cocaine. I think we could have simply polled the audience….and of course found they are…
Ever wonder why a lizard waddles when he walks? Well for one and a half million taxpayer dollars, NSF had lizards walk on a treadmill while taking x-rays of their joints – What did they discover? That they need more taxpayer money before they could conclude any answer.
$300,000 to study Ugandan gambling habits.
WHY? Because 60% of Uganda’s economy is on the black market. Instead of asking why people gamble, perhaps they should have studied why excessive government regulations have created this black market.
Nearly half a million dollars to create a climate change video game.
This game’s intention? To spread alarmism and irrational fear among school children in a fun and interesting way.
Did Neil Armstrong say: “One small step for Man, one giant leap for mankind” or “One small step for ‘A’ man”
Well researchers siphoned off $700,000 from an NSF autism research grant to ask that question. The answer: we just don’t know.
The NSF spent $500,000 on a grant for UC Irvine to research if taking selfies improves happiness and relaxation. The study unsurprisingly found that taking selfies with something that makes you happy can improve your mood!
