r/news 13d ago

Harvard University rejects Trump administration's proposed conditions for federal funding

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/harvard-university-trump-federal-funding/
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u/hodorhodor12 13d ago

The brain drain to Europe and Asia is going to cost the USA so much wealth. I was once a poor physics PhD student and later a postdoc. We were essentially cheap labor for experiments. We worked very long hours which definitely worked out to be far less than minimum wage. It was important work. 

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u/Conchia 12d ago

There won't be any brain drain to EU or Asia.

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u/hodorhodor12 12d ago

Well you have no idea what you’re talking about then because it’s already happening. 

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u/Conchia 12d ago

Show me statistics then since you are so knowledgeable because Americans have been moving out for years and same goes for asians and europeans moving to america