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    Sen. Rand Paul Uncovers $500,000.00 NIH Grant Studying People’s Fondness for Spicy Foods

    Sen. Rand Paul Uncovers $500,000.00 NIH Grant Studying People’s Fondness for Spicy Foods

    06.21.16

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the latest edition of ‘The Waste Report,’ which is an ongoing project cataloguing egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government.

    In the latest edition, Sen. Paul uncovers the National Institutes of Health (NIH) spending $500,000.00 to study people’s rejection threshold for spice and bitterness.

    “Our government is spending funds like drunken sailors, but at least sailors spend their own money. This is taxpayer money that is just being wasted! No matter what the result from these wasteful studies, one thing is clear, they leave a bitter taste in taxpayer’s mouths” Stated Senator Paul.

    ‘The Waste Report’ can be found below.

    Since 2011, one researcher at the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) has received approximately half a million dollars to study people’s rejection threshold for spice and bitterness. The study found people seeking sensation like spice, but generally personality has no relation to liking spicy foods.

    A paper associated with this study explored the correlation between one’s personality and their affinity for spicy foods. Surprisingly, the same paper discovered that “as expected, a strong relationship was found between liking spicy foods and frequency of chili consumption.”

    Additionally, similar egregious studies have been uncovered by the office of Senator Rand Paul. One such study sought to determine what level of bitterness was objectionable for chocolate milk consumers. The result: People with a preference for dark chocolate are able to tolerate 2.3 times more bitterness than those who prefer milk chocolate. A third, and also separate study explored the bitterness in wine and how one’s wine expertise predicts willingness to try new wines and foods.

    The combined cost for all of these studies? Taxation from nearly 70 average Americans working for an entire calendar year.
    https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/pre...or-spicy-foods



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    How much did the "waste report" cost?
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    A third, and also separate study explored the bitterness in wine and how one’s wine expertise predicts willingness to try new wines and foods.
    I wasn't studied.
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    "A strong relationship was found between liking spicy foods and frequency of chili consumption."

    Groundbreaking study. Why would anyone consider this study a waste of taxpayer's money? I think we need more studies like this; why limit the studies to just spicy foods? We need to determine once and for all if people who like salty things enjoy pretzels and if those who like sweet things enjoy more candy. We won't know the answers to these puzzling mysteries until millions more are spent on this important research.

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    A paper associated with this study explored the correlation between one’s personality and their affinity for spicy foods. Surprisingly, the same paper discovered that “as expected, a strong relationship was found between liking spicy foods and frequency of chili consumption.”
    No $#@!.
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    muh grants
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    It is endorphins. I get high eating the stuff.

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    $500,000 ain't chit I wanna know where the wasted billions and trillions go.



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    Quote Originally Posted by bunklocoempire View Post
    muh grants
    That's it. Government grants. So many people make a living off of them. Come up with a study, apply for grants, you get paid for the year. Repeat annually.

    Absolutely no reason for this to be a government funded study.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Working Poor View Post
    $500,000 ain't chit I wanna know where the wasted billions and trillions go.
    They fall out of helicopters like manna from heaven. The helicopters spend a lot of time hoovering over Wall St, but they also love to do foreign missions.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty View Post
    That's it. Government grants. So many people make a living off of them. Come up with a study, apply for grants, you get paid for the year. Repeat annually.

    Absolutely no reason for this to be a government funded study.
    For sure.

    Federal grants are "awesome", and not just for 50+ year old life-long "students". (I know one "student" who has lived off of education grants and "student work programs" her entire adult life)

    Those who pay for the privilege to play, such as our special niche accounting firm, also make money on the Federal grants. Gotta make sure the fenced goods are being used for their intended purposes, or the beggars won't get any Fed $ the next time around. Fed grants require $pecial reporting.

    Through my accountant wife, I've been around non-profit auditing for around 13 years. We have seen a lot of the "good" that grants bring. I am confident to say, the "ethical use of stolen monies", is an incredible waste of resources that does more harm than good. Get rid of that thieving third party, and let relationships and an accountable helping hand, grow stronger naturally.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Working Poor View Post
    $500,000 ain't chit I wanna know where the wasted billions and trillions go.
    It is called Social Security and Medicare. Entitlements are 2/3rds of the budget. That is the biggest leak in the budget by far.

    It turns out telling old people that they are greedy pigs isn't very popular. http://time.com/4168519/rand-paul-social-security/ It is much easier to talk about all these wasteful grants.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danke View Post
    How much did the "waste report" cost?
    Should not be much , one guy on the staff should be able to turn one out in a week ea yr . Once you do the first one the rest will be quicker because most things will still be current next time . Where I worked last , every couple years my boss would ask for a list of building repairs .I could just bring up my last one , erase a couple of things I had fixed myself and print it again .



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