This. It is part of the fabric of scientific research that findings are shared. Science is overtly collaborative. Every scientists specifically builds on the k

This. It is part of the fabric of scientific research that findings are shared. Science is overtly collaborative. Every scientists specifically builds on the knowledge of others, and shares what they discover with the world. Governments and a variety of organizations fund research with the express purpose of discovering new knowledge that ultimately benefits everyone. That's the WHOLE POINT of publishing a paper. At a fundamental level, scientific publishing is about trying to share the results of your research with the scientific community. The funding is tied to the act of publishing, having nothing to do with how people consume the papers. Charging people above cost to read the published research is antithetical to the whole idea of how the world does science.