give money to somebody to develop something given away for free? just because it enables businesses / keeps people secure / gives agency to customers / reduces

give money to somebody to develop something given away for free? just because it enables businesses / keeps people secure / gives agency to customers / reduces monopoly dependency / increases derivative works? that's Commie talk! I'll take it if someone makes it free, of course. but I'll be damned if I'm going to pay some insignificant tax to support it!!