As Trump Cuts Science Budgets, Researchers Look Abroad. This Will Be The Death Knell Of The U.S. Economy.

[Oddball]

This will be the death knell of the most prosperous economy in the history of the world. Scientific innovation and the world's best and brightest studying at American universities is one of the biggest reasons for this country's economic prosperity. Trump is destroying all of this.

Scientists are not going to continue to work in this country under Trump's hostile regime that does not value education and scientific research. It's that simple.

From the Washington Post --

Kartik Sheth, 53, is an astrophysicist and, until a few weeks ago, was the associate chief scientist at NASA. On March 10, he got an unexpected email: “I regret to inform you that you are being affected by a [reduction-in-force] action. … Therefore, you will be separated from NASA at the close of business on April 10, 2025.”

One of 23 NASA employees laid off that day, including everyone in the Office of the Chief Scientist, Sheth is now looking for a job — anywhere. On Friday, he arrived in Paris to attend a conference and check out the environment for scientific research.

“I don’t know if I’ll find a job in America given the cuts to science,” he said. “I think we could have a pretty major brain drain in the country. … I think people are going to start to wonder if this is the place for me to continue to do science.’”

With billions of dollars in research grants eliminated or frozen by the Trump administration, scientists across America in a broad array of fields face an uncertain future and the possibility of layoffs. An untold number like Sheth are looking abroad, thinking of continuing their careers far from the turmoil here.

While it’s unclear how many will actually make the move, American scientists are being actively recruited by countries including France, Spain, Germany and China that are hoping to reverse the flow of expertise into the United States that has been the norm for decades.

“People who were certain that they were going to spend their careers in the U.S., and stay in the U.S. for the next phase, are now totally reconsidering,” said David Baker, a biochemist at the University of Washington who shared the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2024.

The United States now faces a “wholesale change in mentality” across the science community as a result of President Donald Trump’s actions, he said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/05/21/brain-drain-science-cuts-jobs-trump/

More sobbing crap form junkies addicted to gubmint opium...Oh man, I just gotta bang up or Ima DIIIIIIE! .

 

[Stann]

This will be the death knell of the most prosperous economy in the history of the world. Scientific innovation and the world's best and brightest studying at American universities is one of the biggest reasons for this country's economic prosperity. Trump is destroying all of this.

Scientists are not going to continue to work in this country under Trump's hostile regime that does not value education and scientific research. It's that simple.

From the Washington Post --

Kartik Sheth, 53, is an astrophysicist and, until a few weeks ago, was the associate chief scientist at NASA. On March 10, he got an unexpected email: “I regret to inform you that you are being affected by a [reduction-in-force] action. … Therefore, you will be separated from NASA at the close of business on April 10, 2025.”

One of 23 NASA employees laid off that day, including everyone in the Office of the Chief Scientist, Sheth is now looking for a job — anywhere. On Friday, he arrived in Paris to attend a conference and check out the environment for scientific research.

“I don’t know if I’ll find a job in America given the cuts to science,” he said. “I think we could have a pretty major brain drain in the country. … I think people are going to start to wonder if this is the place for me to continue to do science.’”

With billions of dollars in research grants eliminated or frozen by the Trump administration, scientists across America in a broad array of fields face an uncertain future and the possibility of layoffs. An untold number like Sheth are looking abroad, thinking of continuing their careers far from the turmoil here.

While it’s unclear how many will actually make the move, American scientists are being actively recruited by countries including France, Spain, Germany and China that are hoping to reverse the flow of expertise into the United States that has been the norm for decades.

“People who were certain that they were going to spend their careers in the U.S., and stay in the U.S. for the next phase, are now totally reconsidering,” said David Baker, a biochemist at the University of Washington who shared the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2024.

The United States now faces a “wholesale change in mentality” across the science community as a result of President Donald Trump’s actions, he said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/05/21/brain-drain-science-cuts-jobs-trump/

Of course , let's make America dumber , more narrow-minded and poorer all at the same time. trump really knows how to bankrupt everything.

 

[Dr. Phosphorous]

Oh I don't know where did Musk get his.......

Musk would not have gotten a $400 million loan from the Federal government 15 years ago for Tesla if Trump was President.

Federal funding for Tesla's scientific innovation was critical to their success.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Musk would not have gotten a $400 million loan from the Federal government 15 years ago for Tesla if Trump was President.

Federal funding for Tesla's scientific research was critical to their success.

You didn't answer

 

[konradv]

Cool, if they can’t hack it getting a job in the real world, go work for a foreign govt

We don’t need second rate scientist here

You won’t have any scientists, if research moves overseas.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

You won’t have any scientists, if research moves overseas.

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Prove it.




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[struth]

You won’t have any scientists, if research moves overseas.

Is Johnson and Johnson and DuPont and Apple and Merek moving overseas?

Are you that stupid?

 

[Dr. Phosphorous]

You didn't answer

I just did....I pointed out how inaccurate you were.

 

[konradv]

.Prove it.

No scientists, no science.

 

[Dr. Phosphorous]

Is Johnson and Johnson and DuPont and Apple and Merek moving overseas?

Are you that stupid?

They may be....if Trump continues his idiocy.

 

[TheGreatSatan]

I share your concern for the consequences of firing scientists

There is no easy answer to this question

For instance do you support our ever increasing budget deficit?

Isnt our fiscal future just as important as science?

You assume those scientists are doing science that will benefit Americans.

You are wrong.

If democrats are mad about something being defunded it is because it was being used to steal money and bring about America's collapse.

Democrats = traitors

 

[Mac1958]

Musk would not have gotten a $400 million loan from the Federal government 15 years ago for Tesla if Trump was President.

Federal funding for Tesla's scientific innovation was critical to their success.

We need to replace those science books with Bibles!

THAT'S the ticket!

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

No scientists, no science.

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Prove that ALL scientists will be gone.




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[konradv]

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Prove that ALL scientists will be gone.




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All the good ones. Why should they stay in a country that doesn’t pay?

 

[struth]

They may be....if Trump continues his idiocy.

Haha so you are just whining and projecting

Nothing new

 

[struth]

All the good ones. Why should they stay in a country that doesn’t pay?

The avg salary at merek is over $102k

That’s nice pay

 

[konradv]

Is Johnson and Johnson and DuPont and Apple and Merek moving overseas?

Why wouldn’t they, if the economic conditions favor a move? The future is global.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

You assume those scientists are doing science that will benefit Americans.

You are wrong.

If democrats are mad about something being defunded it is because it was being used to steal money and bring about America's collapse.

Democrats = traitors

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When America gets rid of ALL the corrupt so-called "scientists", the honest , real scientists, doing honest work, will take over.

We've seen it happening. Fauxi needs to be executed, and I'm personally against capital punishment.


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[Mac1958]

All the good ones. Why should they stay in a country that doesn’t pay?

They're just coming out and saying it now. If they don't like what science says, it must be eliminated.

The exact opposite of the way the world is going. Not us. MAGA-approved science only.

Absoutely incredible. In America. Incredible.

 

[struth]

Why wouldn’t they, if the economic conditions favor a move? The future is global.

Where they gonna move that has better conditions?

Canada? You can’t even buy a house there for less then a million dollars