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"At the Department of Energy, it would roll back funding for nuclear physics and advanced scientific computing research to 2008 levels, eliminate the Office of Electricity, eliminate the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and scrap the Office of Fossil Energy, which focuses on technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions."
My opinion:
The thing is that the equipment and materials are very expensive because they are not mass produced and require very niche and expert resources. Industry R&D need not be government funded because they focus only on small things like "le how to increase battery life in smartphones", but real researches like nuclear fusions need to be funded by government to reach their maximum potential.
Not only will scientists leave the country, but the prospective students and scientists might not be as enticed to do their research in the States.
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(He cut funding to other sectors as well, but I'm not interested in those.)
