Software developers are such a bunch of minging cheapskates. Giving the potential for high earnings it is a wonder why so many developers are so stingy. Paying

Software developers are such a bunch of minging cheapskates. Giving the potential for high earnings it is a wonder why so many developers are so stingy. Paying $5000 - $10000 for a set of tools which their living depends on seems to be so much why? How much do builders, cab drivers for instance, pay for their tools? Why does a group of people who consider themselves to be a profession have so much problem paying for tools? How much does a doctor, a lawyer, or dentist need to shell out in order to start practising? This attitude among software developers needs to change. It is no wonder so many software tools are of such poor quality. I am sure a lot of Sublime and Textmate users easily pay $100 for a night out on the town, so why should paying such an amount for a tool their living depends on be such a big issue.?