Well @phgnomo the other thing that I really find puzzling is if those who are screaming so loud over the countered upvotes are really making the thousands that they claim, why are they not reaching into their pockets and paying the man.

If he's providing a valuable service, they should be paying him to encourage him to keep on providing that service. They should be, as the recipients of the value. Then there would be zero issues about funds being drained from the community.