Absolutely - we all would. But the problem someone creating a business around that model and targeting HN is that the level of expertise we might expect is far

Absolutely - we all would. But the problem someone creating a business around that model and targeting HN is that the level of expertise we might expect is far different from that which a government contractor/employee might expect. So asking us if we'd pay gets a different response than asking someone/somewhere else, I'd think. And that difference might make a whole lot of difference if you are trying to make a business case/model. Man, $50 a month for 1-on-1 access to someone who knows x better than me? I could do a whole lot of damage with that!