Other government funded waste:
Government Spends $15 Million To Study Why Lesbians Are Fathttp://cnsnews.com/news/article/feds-spend-15-million-study-why-lesbians-are-fatGovernment Spends Nearly $2.7 Million to Study Booze-Loving Lesbians[url]http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/03/19/government-spends-nearly-2-7-million-to-study-booze-loving-lesbians/
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U.S. Government Has Spent $682,570 to Study 'Shrimp On A Treadmill' http://cnsnews.com/news/article/us-government-has-spent-682570-study-shrimp-t...Why government-funded duck thingy research is a good thinghttp://boingboing.net/2013/03/25/why-government-funded-duck-pen.htmla small sample of other government waste on stupid stuff:
$1 billion for funding Energy efficient home improvement tax credits for children, prisoners, and other people who do not own homes.
$175,587 Research funding for a study to determine if cocaine makes Japanese quail engage in sexually risky behavior
$240 million on erection-enhancing thingy pumps
$800,000 into an IHOP franchise for D.C. residents.
$30 million for a mango-production program for Pakistani farmers that was abandoned after one year and caused many farmers to default on loans taken out in anticipation of increased productivity.
$57,390 for a promotional video for an Alaskan bridge.
$15.3 million spent this year on the bridge.
$120 million for pension payments to dead federal employees.
$100,000 funding for video game preservation at the International Center for the History of Electronic Games.
$17.8 million aid to China, the U.S.'s biggest lender, for social and environmental programs.
$484,000 seed money for the "drug-themed" Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakery in Austin, Texas.
$100,000 for a Celebrity Chef Fruit Promotion Road Show in Indonesia.
$10 million funding for Pakistan's Rafi Peer Theater Workshop to create 130 episodes of an indigenously produced Sesame Street
$147,138 Research funding for the American Museum of Magic to "better understand its various audiences and their potential interest in the history of magic entertainment.
Now aren't you glad this government represents YOU?