Why would other companies pay for it if they had never been asked? Why would it be shut down without asking for others to fund it, if it's some sort of burden

Why would other companies pay for it if they had never been asked? Why would it be shut down without asking for others to fund it, if it's some sort of burden on the US? Programs like this pay for themselves many times over. There are only two reasons for cutting this: absolute idiocy, or active sabotage of the US.