>Even if that is true I would rather see public money sponsoring real open access journals than spend paying author fees and subscription to closed access and h

>Even if that is true I would rather see public money sponsoring real open access journals than spend paying author fees and subscription to closed access and hybrid journals. That's a legitimate argument. Shifting around who pays what may very well result in positive externalities. But merely complaining about publisher profits while ignoring their costs doesn't work.