I'm answering @inscius 's suggestion that these scientists be thrown into the colosseum. The problem is that this kind of thing never actually works out.
@cjd@inscius wtf are you talking about? You're acting like governments are conspiring to enact some kind of policy of cannibalism when actually it's probably just scientists referring to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocannibalism
Any time an authoritarian solution such as this is proposed, always the evil monsters connive a way to ensure that it's innocent people who end up getting eaten by the tigers.
The only reliable solution is to abolish taxation and let everyone earn their living equally.