I'm ideologically against scientists profiting off their papers, because it's a poor incentive and harms us all, especially if they're already being funded by t

I'm ideologically against scientists profiting off their papers, because it's a poor incentive and harms us all, especially if they're already being funded by the public. I see absolutely no reason that a publicly funded scientist should expect to profit off the results or papers that come from publicly funded science. In short, you're not a creator that's free-lancing, you're a creator for hire, and the results don't belong to you - they belong to the financing body, which in that case, is the public at large. A better solution is just to funnel money in to sciences through public funding mechanisms and telling you that the papers and results - free, and readily accessible to the public - are the deliverable we expect for that money. Let me ask you this: why do you think you need to get money from the paper or results when as a scientist, you're already being paid for your work through other channels?