That would require 1) budgeting more money for science or 2) hiring fewer scientists. Recent U.S. history has very much shown us unwilling to do 1), which mean

That would require 1) budgeting more money for science or 2) hiring fewer scientists. Recent U.S. history has very much shown us unwilling to do 1), which means that we're going to get 2). I'm pretty sure that's not really an outcome scientists want either, and arguably it'd be bad for the nation's long-term competitiveness.