Without it, tax money still transfers to publishers, only via a less direct route. It funds the research that produces content, without which the publishers wou

Without it, tax money still transfers to publishers, only via a less direct route. It funds the research that produces content, without which the publishers would have nothing of value to sell. I really don't like the high APC practice, but if tax money is going to the publishers anyway then I have a little bit of tolerance for slightly more going there to add significant value with open access.