re: aTm / Mizzou fans - Explain to us the tangible benefits of the AAU

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It's always pork barrel when someone else gets the money

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Pork barrel spending is when senators and congressmen add extraneous sections to a bill to fund specific projects in their states or districts. Research money comes from the NIH and NSF, which are one item funded by the federal budget. By your definition everything the govt does is pork spending, including the military.

Referencing the post before you, there is very little fraud when it comes to research money. Grants are highly regulated, and labs that don't produce results or otherwise appear to be wasting money have a much harder time securing future funding. Grants can be reduced and pulled if they aren't being used correctly. Research is one of the few areas of the govt that isn't very wasteful.