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- Manlobbi
Personal Finance Topics / Macroeconomic Trends and Risks
No. of Recommendations: 18
Came across this:
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/29/china/china-rev..." At least 85 rising and established scientists working in the US have joined Chinese research institutions full-time since the start of last year, with more than half making the move in 2025, according to a CNN tally – a trend experts say is poised to expand as the White House pushes to slash research budgets and steps up scrutiny of foreign talent, while Beijing increases investment in homegrown innovation.
Most are part of a so-called reverse brain drain that is raising questions about the US’ long-term ability to attract and keep top-tier foreign scientists – a singular quality that has underpinned its status as the world’s undisputed leader in tech and science throughout the post-World War II period. "
I am fortunate enough to know a number of post-graduate students from Asia (non-Chinese) who are working on research projects in the US. To say that they have been feeling stress this year is an understatement and every one of them (they do not have any contact with each other) is looking into the possibility of leaving the US for good.
The US population has been blessed, for decades, by gifted foreigners willing to spend their lives doing research on our behalf that US educated kids tended to shun. Now, I guess, since we do not have a cadre of gifted home-grown highly-educated replacements, it justifies cutting all research funds. We can brag about the new gold fixtures in the Oval Office making people jealous of us instead.
Jeff
No. of Recommendations: 3
I guess, since we do not have a cadre of gifted home-grown highly-educated replacements, it justifies cutting all research funds.
The US has football! This fall, the local "news" segment spends as much time hyping football, as the "sports" segment does. No free bread, but lots of circuses.
Make of that what you will.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 2
My BIl Harvard faculty MD/Ph.D. does not want to leave, but he may have to leave. My BIl and sister have bought a place in Dublin, Ireland in the last two weeks.
No. of Recommendations: 6
I wonder if this applies to Japanese baseball players (or Venezuelan ones, for that matter), Canadian and Czech hockey players, Chinese basketball players and so on? They seem to be taking away the jobs of red-blooded Americans aren't they? Just because they are better than our home-grown ones is no excuse to allow them - right?
Jeff
(Tongued in cheek)
No. of Recommendations: 2
(Tongued in cheek) Put that tongue back where it belongs! iirc, at one time, Japanese baseball teams were limited to two gaijin. There are plenty of USians who are allowed to pass through High School and college, without learning anything, because they played a sport. If someone thinks of it, I'm sure there would be a national campaign to get the foreigners out of sports,so there are more "jobs" for USians with four years of college, but illiterate.
Back when Tom Selleck was really bankable, he played the gaijin thing for laffs.
Mr. Baseball Official Trailer #1 - Tom Selleck Movie (1992) HDhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jywTtvKbTO0Steve
No. of Recommendations: 6
"If someone thinks of it, I'm sure there would be a national campaign to get the foreigners out of sports,so there are more "jobs" for USians"
Just under 28% of players on MLB rosters are foreign born, for 2025.
Ohtani far and away the best player in MLB, from Japan.
If you want to have some fun, and you know any old, old school baseball guys, tell them
that all MLB records set before the Color Line was broken should have an asterik
attached to them, in the record books. Odds are high they will not like that statement,
so say it with a wide smile on your face,lol.
No. of Recommendations: 0
Jeff
(Tongued in cheek)
It will take a cheek inspection to decide. Did you use your right cheek or your left cheek?
No. of Recommendations: 1
Ohtani far and away the best player in MLB, from Japan.
It is very fortunate for Ohtani that he does not gamble, and the people around him do. Otherwise, he would not be in baseball.
He is uber welcome.
