Decisions about the size of the basic science budget are made within the “near-termist” worldview bucket, since we see the primary case for this funding as the potential for scientific breakthroughs to improve health and welfare over the next several decades; I’m not involved with that since my research focus is on cause prioritization within the “long-termist” worldview.
In terms of high-level principles, the decision would be made by comparing an estimate of the value of marginal science funding against an estimate of the value of the near-termist “last dollar”, but I’m not familiar with the specific numbers myself.
Decisions about the size of the basic science budget are made within the “near-termist” worldview bucket, since we see the primary case for this funding as the potential for scientific breakthroughs to improve health and welfare over the next several decades; I’m not involved with that since my research focus is on cause prioritization within the “long-termist” worldview.
In terms of high-level principles, the decision would be made by comparing an estimate of the value of marginal science funding against an estimate of the value of the near-termist “last dollar”, but I’m not familiar with the specific numbers myself.