Just for laughs, Ron Paul is based:
Gambling pigeons & other US govt waste exposed
“Included in the latest list of “grievances” from the Libertarian-leaning Republican was nearly $500,000 awarded to Reed College in Portland, Oregon to “create a token-based economy where pigeons are taught to gamble with slot machines.”
https://www.rt.com/usa/544041-rand-paul-festivus-covid-spending/