The low price of producing comics, and the ease and efficiency of the direct market enabled fly-by-night publishers to flood the market with product, much of it of low quality.
You could argue that this is fly-by-night dance music, that nothing really happens after the first minute or so and that it won't stand the test of time.
Taxpayers should ensure they are donating to legitimate charities and not just buying credits under the guise of "gifting" to fly-by-night offshore schemes.