Thank you for this opportunity, Dr. Lederman. From what I have heard, the SSC project was cancelled due to excessive cost, and the attitude that "this money could be put to better use". My question is this: Given that the cost of serious scientific research is rather high, results may be years in coming, and often, the research done at accelerator facilities does not appear to have any impact on the life of the average person, many people do not see the use of such expensive research facilities. Thus, many worthy projects (the SSC, for one.) never get built or suffer budget and funding cuts. What is the best way to convince "the powers that be" that the work done at these labs justifies the cost?