Physics has almost single-handledy enabled the last 100 years or so of economic growth. You could make a decent case that increase in inequity has something to

Physics has almost single-handledy enabled the last 100 years or so of economic growth. You could make a decent case that increase in inequity has something to do with a slowdown in the progress of physics: A lack of fundamental advancement means people are not making new stuff, but rather fighting over its distribution. Now, I don't know if this collider is going to make any difference about that. Quite likely it won't. But given physics' track record, I don't think it's clear at all that there are very many things that the money would be better spent on.