• SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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    12 hours ago

    I’m confused…The entire world spent about $55B a year on Biomedical research, with the US employing thousands through the NIH with a $40B/yr budget. Now, the $40B is gone.

    What are these scientists going to do in Europe or Canada?, because NONE of those governments of G8 have increased research funding and in Canada, 90% of grant proposals are not funded. So yeah, scientists are moving back to home countries to be cab drivers while governments waste billions on military purchases.

    As for the US, 0% of basic research that leads to new drugs was done by Pharma. They cut off the heads of all their pipelines to what was a $T industry.

    All this says China may be the place to go if you can do math in your head.

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldOP
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      12 hours ago

      Well, to be fair, each person only has to find one job in order to make their move to another nation.

      Also, if they are going to be targeted for other reasons (race, gender, religion, political views) in the longer term, or think they might, moving might be the far more preferable option even if they are initially not working in their field.