The "Study"

Do you want to hear what I am tired of: Hearing about a new study that links golf swings to brain cancer. Every single week and sometimes every single day, I hear about a new study that is linking something that we do everyday to a cancer. And I’m not talking about the studies about second hand smoke and lung cancer. I’m talking about a study that link peanut oil to allergic reactions or a study that links cell phones to depression amongst dogs or a study that links fast food to high risk drivers. Can we spend our taxpayer money on more important things in this world?

Yes, I know that taxpayer money isn’t always spent on this, but a lot of it is. During the Clinton Administration, I remember that a budget bill was not going to be passed because a portion of the bill would have gone to a study in Wyoming that was measuring the effect of cow farts on the ozone. I know we need to protect the ozone, but are we going to outlaw cows because of their gas? If not, then what does this study really do?

If the government wants to conduct studies, then let’s do it for something useful like studying near Earth objects (asteroids that could cause a global extinction) or robots that could take over humanity (Terminator series or if you really want to go back, "I, Robot" [a book that I loved when I read it]).