Only fearmongering and anti-science "concern". The worlds largest collider went on to be built in Europe where it is the center of high energy physics research on the globe, most recently proving the existence of the Higgs particle, a particle that should have been discovered in Texas. Such opportunity missed in the US as we allowed science to be trumped by short-sightedness and lack of vision.
I remember seeing this piece a few years back, an interesting read for those unfamiliar with the situation.
The Higgs boson, a particle that has shaped the theories of modern particle physics, was discovered at a super collider in Geneva. It was a hugely significant moment for Big Science, one that received a Nobel Prize earlier this year—and it should have been discovered in Texas.
www.texasmonthly.com