Have you seen the "pedigree" of the guys trying to stop that experiment? They are right in there with the Big Foot hunters.
The experiment is in Switzerland but it is certainly NOT paid for by the Swiss. These are huge international collaborations and all the countries participating pay for it. This includes the US significantly! It makes sense that such experiments are run by an international collaboration - they are too expensive for one country to pursue. The US had their own Superconducting Super Collider and cost was one big reason it was canceled.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superconducting_Super_Collider
George