Out of curiosity, do people care or take into consideration whether a co-working space is run (ideally) as a sustainable business, or if it is tax-payer funded

Out of curiosity, do people care or take into consideration whether a co-working space is run (ideally) as a sustainable business, or if it is tax-payer funded or otherwise government subsidized? For example, in Scottsdale there is the Eureka Network that operates out of the main public library. It's more than just under-utilized space being made available; they're spending money on assorted staff, programs, and infrastructure. Use of the facilities is "free" to the extent that the taxpayer is picking up the tab, and it competes with private businesses (such as Co-hoots in Phoenix) trying to do the essentially the same thing. I much prefer to see these kinds of things done as private operations; I don't see offering free work-space to private companies as an essential city service.