If the results of taxpayer (not government, no such thing, it's our money) funded research is hidden behind paywalls and made difficult to use freely through pa

If the results of taxpayer (not government, no such thing, it's our money) funded research is hidden behind paywalls and made difficult to use freely through patents the net effect is that we are bound to repeat many mistakes or waste a lot of time and money reinventing wheels invented and patented using our own money.