Actually, scientists aren't paid well. There are a lot of talented PhDs who were willing to work for very little money ($30k), and these people will reluctantl

Actually, scientists aren't paid well. There are a lot of talented PhDs who were willing to work for very little money ($30k), and these people will reluctantly leave. The US is getting a more than its money worth. Cutting back will hurt the US more in the long run. Many of them will be from overseas, who are doing important work that is impossible to get done in their own country, and this work is important not only to science itself but to humanity.