I think they're working on something else altogether than what they're claiming with these particle accelerators. Why else would they be throwing so much time, money and energy towards them? It doesn't add up. There's a growing body of evidence that there's much more to physics than the general public has been led to believe. I touch on that a bit with my last post.
I agree, the amount of money being thrown around by politicians, in general, is asinine (and often ineffective). At this point they have to know the entire economy is just a house of cards, when they need money they just print more. It seems our whole world right now is just smoke and mirrors. This is the theme for the age we live in.