The Brain Initiative, I believe, is the continuation of this work with modern advances. A modern approach to the same goals.
Unethical human experiments continue in the United States to this day. On the down low. A facility for the disabled here in Iowa called Glenwood Resource Center was caught doing experiments on people in their facility without consent. Dehydration experiments and sexual arousal experiments. I did a post about it. The outcome of the "investigation" was that these things happened but, as per usual, steps are being taken to prevent this from happening again. No one went to jail or was criminally charged. No real consequences. Just a carefully crafted PR statement by the state of Iowa about prevention of abuse in state facilities. Who designed these experiments? Who came up with the idea? Who were they done for? Who paid for it? No answers.
I'm guessing we did through tax theft, but I know what you mean.
Ultimately yes, tax payers pay for all of it. We fund our own enslavement, torture, poisonings, etc. Yup. True. And all the government agencies, and now the world government agencies, dish it out. Been this way before I was even born. The 50's and 60's were dark times in this way for sure. Imagine what can be done now.