Let's break down the ways in which various political ideologies view taxpayer money going to a program or institution
1. No Federal Funding at all (Many Libertarians) 2. Fed Funding only for absolutely vital or Constitutionally explicit things with strict rules (Some Libertarians, Most Conservatives) 3. Fed Funding with some restrictions to prevent subsidizing unwanted things (Most Centrists) 4. Fed Funding with NO restrictions (Leftists, Some Centrists that are superfans of a program, but NO Libertarians)
Saying "I want MIT to access Federal Funds without restriction" is not a Libertarian or Conservative viewpoint, and indeed something most Centrists would be opposed to.
1. No Federal Funding at all (Many Libertarians)
2. Fed Funding only for absolutely vital or Constitutionally explicit things with strict rules (Some Libertarians, Most Conservatives)
3. Fed Funding with some restrictions to prevent subsidizing unwanted things (Most Centrists)
4. Fed Funding with NO restrictions (Leftists, Some Centrists that are superfans of a program, but NO Libertarians)
Saying "I want MIT to access Federal Funds without restriction" is not a Libertarian or Conservative viewpoint, and indeed something most Centrists would be opposed to.