There are infinitely many things that are marginally good for society and finitely many resources to accomplish them. Spending on irreplicable research has an opportunity cost that most taxpayers wouldn’t choose. Framing it as empathy to forcibly take their income and subsidize lofty science is ironic.
How do you know that? Tax paying is a larger subset of people who voted in this election because migrants also pay taxes. The popular vote count was 49.8%. So, however you want to dice it "most taxpayers" aren't choosing here.
> forcibly take their income and subsidize lofty science is ironic
Forcibly take? That is a right-wing point you seem to be repeating without seeing the irony.
The whole point of electing a government is that it can allocate taxpayers money maybe to causes you don't agree with.
If government reallocating resources is "forcibly take" then "most taxpayers" - the 50.8% people who didn't vote for this government can also claim their taxes are being "forcibly taken" by this government as well? Or is it that right wing voices matter more than others?
As I said lack of empathy and callousness is a hallmark of this government and its supporters.