Re:uneconomic (Score 1)

Actually it's been shown many times that investment in large scientific projects such as the LHC pays off many times over. It forces development of new manufacturing techniques, innovation in engineering methods, not to mention colliders' usefulness towards medical research because of the unique radiation it puts out. Radiation therapy wouldn't be close to where it is today without them. This is why the effects of this recent cut in US funding towards fundamental research won't be seen for quite some time, but if the cuts continue, it will eventually hit us hard.