@cjd - It hasn't always been like this. Trump wants to cut science funding in half, kick out grad students and postdocs from outside the US, and even illegally withdraw grants that were already disbursed. The new Republican bill will increase taxes on universities from 1.4% to as much as 21%. And so on.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/22/upshot/nsf-grants-trump-cuts.html
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