Since the NSA (and probably other government agencies) are already researching vulnerabilities, it would be nice to have them made public. We're already paying for the research, so we wouldn't really have to raise taxes.
They are not just researching, they are weakening security for everyone, especially domestically considering Americans dominate tech businesses. So not only are Americans paying for research that returns no economic benefit (unless NSA is sharing info with American special interests and are not just security?), they are making it nearly impossible to have full trust in the information systems the business community invests heavily in protecting.
I imagine if the NSA was focused on defending businesses and not reading emails of people, they wouldn't be getting the same amount of financing. They are financed for their power to exploit people the government feels threatened by, not their ability to defend citizens from harm.
Considering that the NSA has known about this bug for up to two years[1], I think it's optimistic to consider that they'd be willing to help in this regard, as they've very possibly been exploiting it for some time now.
