Stimulus Money Funded Erectile Dysfunction, Sex Behavior Studies — and One Created 0.85 Jobs
- Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:20am by
Becket Adams
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The University of California San Francisco was awarded two federal grants (which were a part of the stimulus program) worth approximately $1.5 million dollars to research “erectile dysfunction of overweight middle aged men and the accurate reporting of someone’s sexual history,” NBC Bay Area reports.
Wait. What?
“Grant number 1R01HD056950-01A2 was among the thousands of grants funded, receiving $1.2 million dollars,” the Bay Area’s Investigative Unit reports, “This grant studied how to improve the accuracy of how people responded to questions about their sexual history.”
“If you honestly report on your sexual activity and number of partners?” Scott Amey, the general council for POGO, the Project on Government Oversight, a DC-based watchdog group, said.
“I don’t think most tax payers would think that would be a justified spending of stimulus money to conduct a sex study over fixing bridges and roads that are crumbling every day,” Amey added.
The University of California San Francisco was contacted by NBC Bay Area news team.
“Does it make you wonder a little bit, stimulus money for a study like this?” one reporter asked Jeff Sheehy, an employee of UCSF’s Aids Research Center.
“No it doesn’t,” he answered. “Because to my mind we save money if we get better health outcomes.”
“Playing devil’s advocate,” the Bay Area reporter continued, “Do taxpayers need to spend $1.2 million dollars to figure this out?” And by “this,” the reporter meant “high risk sexual behavior.”
“The judgment wasn’t one that I was asked,” Sheehy replied.
What did UCSF do with all that money?
“[F]or $1.2 million dollars, taxpayers funded a study that included 200 videotaped interviews at $6000 per interview,” according to the investigative report.
“I understand people could look at it and have issues but this is research,” Sheehy said, defending the study and its cost.
According to Sheehy, the grants managed to create maybe 13 jobs (11 researchers and two consultants). However, according to recovery.gov, the grants created .85 jobs, which means the grants funded less than one person.
But what was that about the erectile dysfunction study? Unlike the “Answer honestly, how many people have you slept with?” study, UCSF was unwilling to answer questions from the NBC news team. Instead, they gave them an official statement:
Obesity related health issues currently cost $147 Billion per year in direct medical costs in the United States…Health providers therefore continue to search for incentives to encourage people to live a healthier lifestyle, to benefit both individuals and society…Preliminary analysis indicates that is feasible to enroll men in this type of research, they successfully lose the expected weight over a 12-week period, and they see an improvement in ED symptoms.
Click here to see the high risk sexual behavior grant / Click here to see the erectile dysfunction grant
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Comments (47)
moreteaplease
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 4:27pmI wonder how many jokes went around among the researchers about using “stimulus money” for these studies?
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 5:11pmAnd I thought they were spending that money on roads and unsafe bridges…..silly me.
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 11:30am@ Detroit — I think that most of the money went for signs announcing upcoming construstion.
Report Post »Tor-Bled-Nam-Man
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 4:17pmI AM Come, Destroyer of worlds ! The end of thy path’s… the witness !
Report Post »I Am the Cosmos revealed and the germ that lay’s hidden..
The storehouse of life’s dissolution ! And the snake shall once again Swallow it’s TAIL!! is tattoo’ed in one line…on My Penis…Asked a Liberal Woman if She liked the Word’s…She said No ! they kept making Her Gag ..
Tor-Bled-Nam-Man
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 3:55pmHow many thought the skin tack photo at the article menu top of page ,was“Bill Mahres” manhood photo sent to ‘Obomby as a love offering ..
Report Post »Midwest Blonde
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 3:38pmWhat a stupid study. To quote my favorite TV doctor – Greg House – Everybody lies. Even a study isn‘t going to guarantee that the participants aren’t telling lies.
Report Post »republic2011
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:47pmWell, with Biden fixated on whether the commander in chief has a “big stick”, is there any question why they would invest in this type of research?
Report Post »MittensKittens
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:41pmWell it was called “STIMULUS” money…
Report Post »jackact
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:11pmAnd Obama still can’t get it up!
Report Post »JRook
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:26pmOk let’s not cherry pick. How about an investigative report about how well the Pentagon has spent $100 of billions over the past 20 years. Much more useful than the stupid showcasing of the newest weapon system that cost to much and marginally necessary considering we are fighting individuals with AD-47s, rocks and sticks in Afghanistan.
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:11pmNAAAaaa! The story is about all that stimmulous-money spent and the participants still couldn’t get “stimmulated”.
Report Post »Tor-Bled-Nam-Man
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 3:11pmWow! those wily Damn Iranians have replaced the AK with a AD /47 eh ? (stands for “Allah did” ),
Report Post »well..I’ll be..lol {buzz-troll}
Tigress1
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 12:40pmLiberals think that you can’t put a price on knowledge. It’s time we told them “Yes, we can!”
Report Post »Tigress1
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 12:49pm$1.5 million is too damn much!
Why do video interviews cost $6000 a piece? Can’t these fat, middle-aged erectile dysfunctional liberals interview themselves for free?
Report Post »tomacz
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 12:35pmfiggers ,,,,
Report Post »swelling government wankers lookin to screw the masses
kaydeebeau
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 12:31pmdo leftists ever think of anything besides sexual things?
Report Post »Constantine Ivanov
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:02pmYou want an answer?
Report Post »The answer is NO.
Liberasts cannot think about anything but sex.
elvisroy0000
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 12:29pmhey if i am sterile can i get some of that scamulus Money to stimulate my sex life / http://royschapel.blogspot.com/
Report Post »flashback@liarinchief
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:48pmI’m waiting for my share also.
Report Post »If I like what I see and she stimulates me I get hard and if she bland and unappealing I stay soft different taste for different folks. Some get excited over sheep.
Tigress1
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 12:27pmThese people obviously were laughing all the way to the bank.
The other day, Fox News had a story about a solar company in CANADA that received stimulus money from us, and they created a whopping TWO jobs in Canada!
The whole world thought: “Hey everybody, the U.S. is giving away FREE MONEY. Get in line!”
Report Post »chips1
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 12:23pmThe increase in erectal disfunction correlates directly with the number of women that become liberals. End of study.
Report Post »Tor-Bled-Nam-Man
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 3:18pmLOL! it‘s those damn ultra pointy shoe’s ! lib Women like..
Report Post »moreteaplease
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 4:35pmchips1: “The increase in erectal disfunction correlates directly with the number of women that become liberals. End of study.”
Report Post »———————————-
And if you need further proof of it, just watch any of the Senate hearings on C-SPAN sometime. It’ll make you want to super glue your eyes shut.
NOBALONEY
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 12:17pmObama’s Stimulus worked for some.
Report Post »noleftturn
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 12:10pm…..stimulus monet for what!? Don’t know if I should laugh or cry.
Report Post »Tigress1
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 12:29pmCry. That’s what our children and grandchildren will be doing.
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:15pmRemember in Nov and vote like your life depends on it (cause it does)
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:50amHey….it WAS stimulus money…wasn’t it? (smile)
Report Post »IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:49amEvidently they thought stimulus money was for stimulating.
Report Post »Jim Ed
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:47amI find it odd that if this research was so important and was truely meant to improve the overall health and there by lower costs why didn’t any private sector companies fork over the 1.2 million dollars? This administration is a complete joke, every time someone turns over a rock there another Obama payoff happening.
Report Post »johnjamison
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 12:20pmExactly, the week after Jan. 26TH 2013 alot of warrants from the new DOJ need to go out. We need to hunt down every effing theif including the one in the oval office and bring them to justice..for the trillioon dollar theft they inposed on the tax payers
Report Post »tckid17
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:45amThis story really speaks for itself.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:45amConsidering that there is an E.D. medication ad run during every commercial break on FNC, the private sector probably already had this one covered pretty well. But hey, we gotta spend it somewhere, right? You can only take so many vacations.
Report Post »mom4times
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:40amnow that’s a stimulus dysfunction…..what a “flop”…..definitely no “schawing” going on there
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:39amIt is the gov’t, what do you expect? Schools are a portion of the gov’t, K-PHD.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:39amMore payback to Obama supporters, this guy has more obligations to supporters that the tax payers have money, we simply can’t afford Obama.
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:38amChuck Woolery discusses crazy budget cuts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQa0eqABWAg&feature=g-all-u
How about 880,000.00 to study how African males can keep their genitals clean?
Report Post »CAUTION: This could ruin your day, (after you get done laughing)
Beckofile
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:37amI found the actual government packaging the erectile pills came in.
http://thelookingspoon.com/images/general/funny/liagra.jpg
Report Post »mom4times
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:41amgood one : )
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:55amSad but true
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