[sampo]

> "I don't know, sir, but one day you may be able to tax it".

You can't just take any and every topic of research and apply this quote to it. There are always more potential research topics than there is research funding. You need to prioritize somehow.

> when you are researching the frontiers of science

There are many other frontiers of science, than just theoretical particle physics. Maybe some other topics would deserve a bit more resources now?